The German Language : A Linguistic Introduction

Lodge, Ken R., Boase-Beier, Jean

ISBN 10: 0631231390 / ISBN 13: 9780631231394

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The German Language : A Linguistic Introduction
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631231390
• ISBN 13: 9780631231394
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.113 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

The German Language introduces students of German to a linguistic way of looking at the language. Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon.

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• Explores the linguistic structure of German from current theoretical perspectives.
  
• Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon.
  
• Serves as a valuable resource for students of German language and literature and for linguists with little or no background in the language.
  
• Includes exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.

About the Author

Jean Boase-Beier is Senior Lecturer in German, Linguistics and Translation Studies in the School of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies of the University of East Anglia, where she runs the MA course in literary translation. She is author of Poetic Compounds: The Principles of Poetic Language in Modern English Poetry (1987) as well as many articles on morphology and translation. She is also editor of The Practices of Literary Translation (with M. Holman, 1999).

Ken Lodge is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Phonetics at the School of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies of the University of East Anglia. He is author of Studies in the Phonology of Colloquial English (1984), as well as numerous articles on phonology.