Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar (Essential Grammars) [Paperback]

Lewis Glinert (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415700825 | ISBN-13: 978-0415700825 | Publication Date: May 18, 2005 | Edition: 3

This third edition of Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Hebrew, as used by contemporary native speakers of the language.

Presenting an accessible description of the language, this user-friendly text focuses on the real patterns of use today. A reference source for the learner and user of Hebrew irrespective of level, it sets out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections that are clear and free from jargon.

Features of this updated edition include:

* expanded coverage of nouns, verbs and adjectives
* more examples throughout
* a full exercise key
* a glossary of grammatical terms.

Well presented and easy to use, Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult education.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'This is a very welcome up-dated and expanded third edition of Glinert's grammar.' - Journal of Jewish studies

About the Author

Lewis Glinert is Professor of Hebrew Studies at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition (May 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415700825
• ISBN-13: 978-0415700825
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Hebrew > Instruction

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most fun grammar book I've ever read!, June 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar (Essential Grammars) (Paperback)

I LOVE the example sentences Prof. Glinert uses to illustrate each point. They are so conversational, I feel like I'm back in Israel. I've looked over quite a few grammar books in various languages with b-o-o-o-o-o-r-i-n-g example sentences, and this book is such a refreshing change. Also, it is concise and not too exhaustive, so that it makes easy reading, but covers the most important points.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful book to have if you're studying Hebrew, January 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar (Essential Grammars) (Paperback)

This book proved to be quite a help to me while I was studying Hebrew. The explanations are clear and concise which make it easy to comprehend. In future editions it might be more appropriate to have the exercise answer key in the back of the book rather than having to order it from London direct. The price of the book may go up a bit because of this, but everything would be in 1 complete package.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! What a find!, May 29, 2008

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Tom Trueman "language scholar" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar (Essential Grammars) (Paperback)

This edition of Glinert's book was a wonderful surprise. As a mostly self-taught learner, I always want a book that offers exercises with an ANSWER KEY, because I want to practise what I've learned -- but I need to know if I'm making mistakes or not.

For some reason, that seems to be a lot to ask. It's just amazing how many perfectly good textbooks appear to assume you will have a teacher, and that giving you a key to the exercises would only help you "cheat" in class. (As if that would be a wise thing to do!)

This book is amazing. In addition to very up-to-date and colloquial usage (a nice change from the usual hoary old Biblical, archaic, quaint passages), this book sets out the modern spoken language in crystal-clear detail, step-by-step, starting from the very basic and working towards the more complex. The author has done a first-rate job of making sense of it all.

I always think that, given that even small children and very stupid people somehow manage to learn their native language quite fluently, if a book on the language makes it look like a very complicated and tricky process, then that means the book should be tossed aside.

Every language book should make language learning simple and straightforward. It should NOT present the language as a complex challenge to the learner, who will have to be a post-graduate student in linguistics to be able to follow it.

This book merits every single one of the five stars I give it, since it is by far the clearest exposition of the language I've yet seen.