292 Pages
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Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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This 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... Read more
1 Introduction 2 Variation in German 3 German in Austria 4 The German language in Switzerland 5 German in East Germany 6 Phonetics and phonology 7 German spelling and its reform 8 German grammar 9 Word formation 10 Vocabulary
Biography
Charles V.J.Russ is Reader in German and Linguistics at the University of York. His other books include Studies in Historical German Phonology and the edited collections The Dialects of Modern German and Foreign Influences on German: Past and Present.
`All in all, a concise and valuable source of information and reference!' - Language Intl
'...presents a simple, clear and didactically well-arranged book.' - Gerhard Nickel, University of Stuttgart (reviewed in IRAL)
'The German Language Today is a clear and accessible introduction to the study of the German language. It is also a useful refernce for graduate students and teachers of German.' - Studies in Language
