German Today: The Advanced Learner's Guide - Hardcover

Lockwood, W. B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198158041 ISBN 13: 9780198158042

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1987

Synopsis

This book is expressly designed as an all-around guide for those who already know German but want to improve their command of the language. Unique in its scope, German Today is a reference work that is also readable and practical, discussing matters such as declension, conjugation, and pronunciation according to current usage, and taking into account the many regional differences. Lockwood devotes one section to points of vocabulary of special interest to the English-speaking reader, while the largest section, on syntax, illustrates the salient features in the construction of sentences, with particular attention paid to those aspects in which German differs from English. Placing particular stress on present day practice, German Today helps the student see German as a native speaker sees it.

About this title

About the Author

W. B. Lockwood, former Professor of Germanic and Indo-European Philology, University of Reading.

Review

`the fullest book on German usage ... the fruit of a long and distinguished career ... The English glosses of all the examples make it particularly suitable for undergraduates.' German Studies

'The fullest book on German usage is without doubt W.B. Lockwood, German Today.'
This Year's Work in Modern Language Studies

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198158041
• ISBN 13: 9780198158042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368