Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars) - Softcover

Durrell, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444120166 ISBN 13: 9781444120165

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, HAMMER'S GERMAN GRAMMAR AND USAGE provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today.

This new edition includes:
-concise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use
-examples of grammar taken from contemporary German, helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly
-invaluable guidance on pronunciation and the German accent
-discussion of new words from English roots such as 'zertweeten' ('to tweet'), helping you to communicate in German as used by Germans today
-clarification on the spelling reform and current spellings of German, thus increasing your confidence while writing and reading in German.

Praised for its clear layout and lucid explanations, this new edition distinguishes the most common forms of usage, both formal and informal, and offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Durrell, Emeritus Professor of German, Manchester University

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444120166
• ISBN 13: 9781444120165
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 576