Sally Johnson, Natalie Braber

Exploring the German Language

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gives students a systematic introduction to the German language, including its dialects, history and the uses of the language today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9780521872089
• ISBN-10: 0521872081
• Artikelnr.: 23498823

Autorenporträt

Sally Johnson is Professor of Linguistics in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Leeds, and is a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Her recent publications include Gender, Group Identity and Variation in the Berlin Urban Vernacular (1995), Spelling Trouble: Language, Ideology and the Reform of German Orthography (2005) and a special issue of German Life and Letters on the German spelling reform, co-edited with Oliver Stenschke (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. The History and Geography of German: 2. The German language past and present
3. The German-speaking areas
Part II. The Structures of German: 4. The sounds of German
5. Putting the sounds together
6. The structure of German words
7. The structure of German sentences
8. The meaning of German words
Part III. The German Language in Use: 9. Meaning in context
10. Variation in German.

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1. Introduction; Part I. The History and Geography of German: 2. The German language past and present; 3. The German-speaking areas; Part II. The Structures of German: 4. The sounds of German; 5. Putting the sounds together; 6. The structure of German words; 7. The structure of German sentences; 8. The meaning of German words; Part III. The German Language in Use: 9. Meaning in context; 10. Variation in German.