The German Language Today

A Linguistic Introduction
1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-415-10438-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

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 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russ, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Dialektologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.