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The Dialects of Modern German

A Linguistic Survey

Edited by Charles Russ

Published December 7th 1989 by Routledge – 520 pages

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Covers the dialects of East and West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alsace and Luxembourg. There is a description of the dialect structure of each region, copiously illustrated with phonological, grammatical and lexical examples.

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`This volume of concise, parallel studies of German dialects is to be greatly welcomed. The editor has succeeded in encouraging the contributors … to follow an overall identical plan of presentation. He is also to be congratulated for assembling such an excellent team.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

Name: The Dialects of Modern German: A Linguistic Survey (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: Edited by Charles Russ. Covers the dialects of East and West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alsace and Luxembourg. There is a description of the dialect structure of each region, copiously illustrated with phonological, grammatical and lexical...
Categories: Language & Linguistics, Language Family Studies