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Exploring the German Language

Sally Johnson author Natalie Braber author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:14th Aug '08

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

This fully revised and updated edition provides a systematic introduction to the German language, including its dialects, 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.If 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.

ISBN: 9780521692991

Dimensions: 245mm x 172mm x 19mm

Weight: 610g

312 pages

2nd Revised edition