Product Description

A user-friendly guide to Persian grammar, especially useful for those in the early stages of studying the Persian language, it serves as a revision and reference book that can be used to support any Persian course book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42967 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From the Back Cover
This is a clear and user-friendly guide to Persian grammar, both of the written and spoken languages, especially useful for those in the early stages of studying the Persian language. It serves as a revision and reference book that can be used to support any Persian course book. The script is taught step-by-step. It uses the official reformed spelling, and gives attention to handwriting, educated standard and educated colloquial pronunciation, and the important polite forms. The grammar is explained in lay terms with copious examples, all shown both in Persian script and in Roman transliteration. The grammatical themes are grouped logically, and there are cross-references, appendices and a subject index to facilitate the search for the right form.

About the Author
John Mace studied at Oxford University. He has worked as a British Council lecturer in Iran, in the Diplomatic Service, as a personnel officer in the Middle East, and as a European Commission Delegate. He has written Persian, Arabic and German language manuals, and a verse translation of Russian poetry.

Customer Reviews

Persian Grammar - John Mace
I bought Mace's Persian Grammar primarily because I'd been able to use the "look inside" feature to see how the material was presented. I think it is excellently presented. The cross referencing makes finding particular grammar points very easy. There is also a consistency of presentation, which many similar books lack. Each subject is treated as a standalone, so the reader does not have to start at page 1 to understand what's on page 125 etc. It goes deeper into Persian grammar than, for example, the Teach Yourself Modern Persian, but does so without becoming lost in the minutiae and the exceptions that tend to prevail in grammar books. I thoroughly recommend this book to ab initio Persian students.