Iso suomen kielioppi
Encyclopedia
Iso suomen kielioppi is a reference book of Finnish
grammar
. It was published in 2004 by the Finnish Literature Society
and to this date is the most extensive of its kind. It is a collaboration written by noted Finnish-language scholars Auli Hakulinen
, Maria Vilkuna, Riitta Korhonen, Vesa Koivisto, Tarja-Riitta Heinonen and Irja Alho.
The 1,698 page book differs from earlier grammars by taking a descriptive approach and describing colloquial Finnish
in addition to standard literary Finnish.
The entire work is also freely available online.
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
. It was published in 2004 by the Finnish Literature Society
Finnish Literature Society
The Finnish Literature Society was founded in 1831 to promote literature written in Finnish. Among its first publications was the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.-External links:* ...
and to this date is the most extensive of its kind. It is a collaboration written by noted Finnish-language scholars Auli Hakulinen
Auli Hakulinen
Auli Talvikki Hakulinen is a Finnish researcher and professor emerita. She worked as professor of Finnish at the University of Helsinki from 1991 to 2006. From 2001 to 2004, she was an Academy Professor....
, Maria Vilkuna, Riitta Korhonen, Vesa Koivisto, Tarja-Riitta Heinonen and Irja Alho.
The 1,698 page book differs from earlier grammars by taking a descriptive approach and describing colloquial Finnish
Spoken Finnish
Colloquial Finnish is the "dialectless" colloquial standard of the Finnish language. It is spoken in the Greater Helsinki region, and in urbanized areas in the Tavastian and Central Finland dialectal areas, such as the cities of Jyväskylä, Lahti, Hyvinkää, and Hämeenlinna...
in addition to standard literary Finnish.
The entire work is also freely available online.