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Modern German Grammar: A Practical Guide
John Klapper, Ruth Whittle, Glockel Katharina, Bill Dodd, Christine Eckhard-Black
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Synopsis
Modern German Grammar: A Practical Guide is an innovative reference grammar combining a traditional and function-based approach in one book.
Part A covers traditional grammar categories such as word order, nouns, verbs and adjectives, and Part B is organised around language functions and notions such as:
- discussing possibilities
- making introductions
- attracting attention
- delivering a speech.
The book addresses the learners’ practical needs and presents grammar in both a traditional and communicative setting.
New to this edition, and building on feedback from the previous edition is:
- the new spelling reform, the ongoing controversy of the ‘ess-zett’, or ß and the new rules, (or rejection of the most recent reform, Die Reform der Reform)
- European ML/US MLA reference framework to set the level of this book
- up-to-date examples and a more pluricentric approach (the German of Switzerland and Austria)
- section on, and examples elsewhere of English loan-words
- an even more comprehensive index.
Book Details
Published
April 1, 2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780415567268