This reference grammar provides a comprehensive description of the structure of the Indonesian language written in a clear, non-technical manner. It can be used by teachers and senior students who have no linguistic background.
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James Neil Sneddon is Senior Lecturer of Asian and International Studies at Griffith University, Australia.
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This review is from: Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar (Comprehensive Grammars) (Paperback)
I know of no other Indonesian grammar books and I don't think you need another one if you have this! In its pages you will find a full description Indonesian that is complete and as easy to understand as possible while still retaining an academic perspective. Every feature of Indonesian is covered including an excellent description of the affixes that often pose a challenge to learners. All parts of speech are well addressed. Also included is a glossary of many grammatical terms that you may come accross in studying Indonesian. In fact I think some of them are unique to concepts of Indonesian (and Malay). I am still fairly new at Indonesian so another feature of this book I like is that the examples chosen use everyday words that you are likely to encounter in newspapers and just generally living in an Indonesian speaking environment. Well done on that score Mr Sneddon! If you are a serious student of Bahasa Indonesia then you would do well to have this book at your side. There seem to be so few resources for learning Indonesian but this is definitly a quality resource. One of the only drawbacks, but an understandable one considering the approach taken, is that the informal language that you are likely to hear in Indonesia is not covered. But what the heck! This is a grammar of university Indonesian after all. (Bythe way, if you want informal Indonesian I recommend "Making Out In Indonesian" by Pater Constantine.
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You should always carry this book along with a good dictionary when reading bahasa Indonesia. Sneddon provides clear, self-contained descriptions about the constructs of this language. I highly recommend this publication for those who aspire to be fluent in Indonesian.
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Although this book is only of use in combination with other learning resources, it covers just about every thing you could ever want to know on Indonesian grammer.Do not get it thinking you will master Indonesian with it alone, buy it as it will help you to understand just about everything that the other courses, books, tapes etc leave out. A must have for the serious student and although it is expensive you can not put a price on the information it contains.
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predicate centre, simple nominal clause, dia uang, oleh saya, primary affixation, sopir itu, yang itu, pemilik toko, mana saja, corresponding intransitive verb, atas meja, reduplicated bases, focusing adjuncts, nominalised predicate, dirinya sendiri, oleh mereka, nominalised clause, tadi malam, jam lima, orang itu, akan datang, orang lain, surat itu, noun bases, sudah makan Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- English Grammar by Peter Collins in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Indonesian-English Dictionary by John M. Echols in Back Matter
- on page 34, and page 122
- Nels 34 (Volume 2) by Keir Moulton on page 275
- The Gay Archipelago: Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia by Tom Boellstorff in Back Matter
- Cognitive Grammar (Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics) by John R. Taylor in Back Matter
- Language and Language-in-Education Planning in the Pacific Basin (Language Policy) by R.B. Kaplan in Back Matter
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