[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.

Translated literally as "War Speak," Kriegsprache is a glossary of WWII German military and period specific words, phrases, abbreviations, and Landser slang. Over 7,000 abbreviations and more than 17,500 words and phrases have been collected to aid the student, historian, and researcher in translating and understanding German documents, letters, and reports from WWII.

Grammatik für englisch sprechende Deutschlerner für Anfänger ab Niveau A2 sowie für Fortgeschrittene.

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This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate links between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are not syntactic but rather syntactic-semantic "Gestalts." He puts forward a new approach to syntactic representation and a new model of how language and languages work.

This classic research monograph develops and illustrates the theory of linguistic structure known as Cognitive Grammar, and applies it to representative phenomena in English and other languages. Cognitive grammar views language as an integral facet of cognition and claims that grammatical structure cannot be understood or revealingly described independently of semantic considerations.

The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews essential research, and offers a critical discussion of the past, present and future development of the area. The volume is based on state-of-the-art research in dialectology around the world, providing the most current work available with an unusually broad scope of topics Provides a practical guide to the many methodological and statistical issues surrounding the collection and analysis of dialect data Offers summaries of dialect variation in the world's most widely spoken and commonly studied languages, including several non-European languages that have traditionally received less attention in general discussions of dialectology Reviews the intellectual development of the field, including its main theoretical schools of thought and research traditions, both academic and applied The editors are well known and highly respected, with a deep knowledge of this vast field of inquiry