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Exploring the German Language
Sally Johnson
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Description for Exploring the German Language
Paperback. Gives students a systematic introduction to the German language, including its dialects, history and the uses of the language today. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 b/w illus. 7 maps 36 tables. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 608.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521692991
SKU
V9780521692991
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About Sally Johnson
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 ... Read more
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