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A History of German - What the Past Reveals about Today's Language (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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A History of German - What the Past Reveals about Today's Language (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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This book provides a detailed but accessible introduction to the
development of the German language from the earliest
reconstructable prehistory to the present day. Joe Salmons explores
a range of topics in the history of the language, offering answers
to questions such as: How did German come to have so many different
dialects and close linguistic cousins like Dutch and Plattdeutsch?
Why does German have 'umlaut' vowels and why do they play so many
different roles in the grammar? Why are noun plurals so
complicated? Are dialects dying out today? Does English, with all
the words it loans to German, pose a threat to the language? This
second edition has been extensively expanded and revised to include
extended coverage of syntactic and pragmatic change throughout,
expanded discussion of sociolinguistic aspects, language variation,
and language contact, and more on the position of German in the
Germanic family. The book is supported by a companion website and
is suitable for language learners and teachers and students of
linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards. The new edition also
includes more detailed background information to make it more
accessible for beginners.
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