German Language Linguistic P: A Linguistic Introduction - Softcover

Boase-Beier, Boase-Beier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631231390 ISBN 13: 9780631231394

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

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 this title

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.

From the Back Cover

The German Language introduces students of German to a linguistic way of looking at the language.

Written from a Chomskyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon. Chapters on stylistics, historical background, and contemporary variation complete the discussion of German. The book is enhanced by exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.

This volume is a valuable resource not only for students of German language and literature, but also for linguists with little or no background in the language.

Written from a Chomskyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon. Chapters on stylistics, historical background, and contemporary variation complete the discussion of German. The book is enhanced by exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.

This volume is a valuable resource not only for students of German language and literature, but also for linguists with little or no background in the language.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631231390
• ISBN 13: 9780631231394
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272