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Author: Charles Russ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-11
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1134848021
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovers the linguistic variety within German speech community and the main systematic linguistic features of the language. Detailed in its use of illustrative texts and examples, and the application of modern linguistic concepts.
Author: Sally Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-08-14
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139472275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf we want to understand how German speakers think about themselves and the world in which they live, then a useful place to begin is by looking at the language they use. This fully revised and updated edition provides a systematic approach to the study of the German language and an introduction to the social aspects of the language, including its dialects, its history and the uses of the language today. No previous knowledge of linguistics is assumed, and each chapter is accompanied by a series of practical exercises. This edition includes a brand new section on gender, purism and German unification, fresh examples for analysis and an updated chapter on the geography of Germany today. The book will help students not only to find new ways of exploring the German language, but also of thinking and talking about German-speaking cultures.
Author: Charles Russ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-11-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1134848013
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis clear and accessible text provides a complete introduction to basic linguistic terms and descriptions of language structures. The German Language Today describes in detail the main liguistic features of the language and the wide variety of speech forms and vocabulary existing within the German-speaking community. It also introduces sociolinguistic and linguistic topics as they relate to the German language, and illustrates them widely with examples. The German Language Today describes the sounds, inflectional processes, syntactic structures, competing forms and different layers of words in the language. Topics covered include: The distribution of German and its dialects The linguistic consequences of German reunification The application of modern linguistic concepts to German, incorporating the findings of the latest German linguistic research. The book has been written with the specific needs of students in mind. It will be invaluable to students of modern German linguistics or modern German society and will be a useful reference resource for postgraduates and teachers of German.
Author: Joseph Salmons
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-08-09
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0192561359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a detailed but accessible introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructable prehistory to the present day. Joe Salmons explores a range of topics in the history of the language, offering answers to questions such as: How did German come to have so many different dialects and close linguistic cousins like Dutch and Plattdeutsch? Why does German have 'umlaut' vowels and why do they play so many different roles in the grammar? Why are noun plurals so complicated? Are dialects dying out today? Does English, with all the words it loans to German, pose a threat to the language? This second edition has been extensively expanded and revised to include extended coverage of syntactic and pragmatic change throughout, expanded discussion of sociolinguistic aspects, language variation, and language contact, and more on the position of German in the Germanic family. The book is supported by a companion website and is suitable for language learners and teachers and students of linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards. The new edition also includes more detailed background information to make it more accessible for beginners.
Author: Michael G. Clyne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-11-16
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780521499705
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent sociopolitical events have profoundly changed the status and functions of German and influenced its usage. In this study (published by Cambridge in 1984) Michael Clyne revises and expands his original analysis of the German language in Language and Society in the German-speaking Countries in the light of such changes as the end of the Cold War, German unification, the redrawing of the map of Europe, increasing European integration, and the changing self-images of Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. His discussion includes the differences in the form, function and status of the various national varieties of German; the relation between standard and non-standard varieties; gender, generational and political variation; Anglo-American influence on German; and the convergence of east and west. The result is a wide-ranging exploration of language and society in the German-speaking countries, all of which have problems or dilemmas concerning nationhood or ethnicity which are language-related and/or language-marked.
Author: Joe Salmons
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012-10-11
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 0199697949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructible prehistory to the present day. It is supported by a companion website and is suitable for language learners and teachers and students of linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards.
Author: Thomas Gloning
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-03
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1134671903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten in a lively and accessible style, the book looks at the history of German through a wide range of texts, from medical, legal and scientific writing to literature, everyday newspapers and adverts.
Author: Baby
Publisher: Baby Professor (Education Kids)
Published: 2018-11-27
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781541930216
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGerman language can be taught to kids, and they'll absolutely love it! The acquisition of a second language will help boost your child's preparedness for internationalization. This means that your child becomes skilled to tackle the world. Other benefits to learning a second language include improved cognitive processes. Help your child to learn the German language today.
Author: Peter Davies
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1571135979
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew perspectives on the relationship - or the perceived relationship - between the German language and the causes, nature, and legacy of National Socialism and the Shoah.
Author: Michael T. Putnam
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 9027205906
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe contributions in this volume present cutting-edge theoretical and structural analyses of issues surrounding German-language islands, or "Sprachinseln," throughout the world. The individual topics of study in this volume focus on various aspects of these German-language islands such as (but not limited to) phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of these languages under investigation. Collectively, the body of research contained in this volume explores significantly under-researched topics in the fields of language contact and language attrition and illustrates how this on-going research can be enhanced through the application of formal theoretical frameworks and structural analyses.
