"4000 words, phrases and sample sentences arranged by topic. Easily accessible information on grammar, plural and verb forms, and usage."--Back cover.

This is really two books in one: a valuable reference resource, and a groundbreaking case study that represents a new approach to constructional semantics. It presents a detailed descriptive survey, using extensive examples collected from the Internet, of German verb constructions in which the expressions durch ('through'), über ('over'), unter ('under'), and um ('around') occur either as inseparable verb prefixes or as separable verb particles. Based on that evidence, the author argues that the prefixed verb constructions and particle verb constructions themselves have meaning, and that this meaning involves subjective construal processes rather than objective information. The constructions prompt us to distribute focal attention according to patterns that can be articulated in terms of Talmy's notion of “perspectival modes”. Among the other topics that play an important role in the analysis are incremental themes, reflexive trajectors, fictive motion, “multi-directional paths”, and “accusative landmarks”.

What’s new in Translation Studies? In offering a critical assessment of recent developments in the young discipline, this book sets out to provide an answer, as seen from a European perspective today. Many “new” ideas actually go back well into the past, and the German Romantic Age proves to be the starting-point. The main focus lies however on the last 20 years, and, beginning with the cultural turn of the 1980s, the study traces what have turned out since then to be ground-breaking contributions (new paradigms) as against what was only a change in position on already established territory (shifting viewpoints). Topics of the 1990s include nonverbal communication, gender-based Translation Studies, stage translation, new fields of interpreting studies and the effects of new technologies and globalization (including the increasingly dominant role of English). The author’s aim is to stimulate discussion and provoke further debate on the current profile and future perspectives of Translation Studies.

This handbook deals with all aspects of contemporary language teaching and its history. Produced for language teaching professionals, it is also useful as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level.

Comprehensive German grammar reference course with examples, exercises, illustrations and answers. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading, writing and grammar skills.

[The book] is a reference and review grammar for second- and third- year German students who are familiar with the basics of German vocabulary and grammar. It can be used either as a primary text or as a reference manual in conjunction with other materials, such as literature readers. Its goal is two-fold: (1) to present clear and complete explanations of all major grammar topics, and (2) to provide meaningful, communicative practice of those topics. There is abundant oral group and pair work, as well as generous attention to writing strategies, the material can be used in course sequences lasting anywhere from one to four semesters (one to six quarters). -Introd. [The book] is more than just a grammar review. It is also a reference book, a practice manual, and a practical communication guide. -Back cover.

Nach Sachgebieten angelegt umfasst der Grundwortschatz rund 4.000 Stichwörter. Neben der Übersetzung des Grundworts und Anwendungsbeispielen bietet er Angaben zu Aussprache und Grammatik sowie ein Register. Der Grundwortschatz Deutsch eignet sich für Jugendliche und Erwachsene zum Lernen und Wiederholen, zur Kontrolle und Prüfungsvorbereitung. Das Übungsbuch (einsprachig Deutsch) folgt dem Aufbau der Lernwörterbücher. Über 400 Wortschatzübungen, abwechslungsreiche Übungsformen und viele Illustrationen machen das Lernen angenehm und effektiv. Ein Lösungsschlüssel bietet die Möglichkeit zur Lernkontrolle.