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The Routledge Modern German Reader is designed for intermediate and
advanced learners of German. It provides a clear and engaging
introduction to reading authentic German language texts for
learners who wish to move beyond elementary course material to more
rewarding works of fiction and non-fiction. Features include:
twenty-eight readings, graded according to difficulty, beginning
with shorter, simpler texts and progressing to longer, more complex
texts fourteen literary texts, written by well-known writers from
German-speaking countries, on universal themes and fourteen
non-literary texts from magazines, newspapers and the internet,
featuring a range of engaging topics relating to culture, society
and history varied, contextualized pre- and post- reading exercises
designed to stimulate discussion, develop comprehension strategies,
expand and refine vocabulary, and foster awareness of grammatical
structures as they occur in authentic contexts a German-English
glossary with separate vocabulary lists for each chapter and a
complete answer key available at
www.routledge.com/products/9781138898035 Suitable for both
classroom use and independent study, The Routledge Modern German
Reader provides insights into the culture of German-speaking
countries while also acting as a stimulus to further independent
reading. It is an essential tool for developing vocabulary and
increasing reading proficiency.
This innovative work provides the first comprehensive account of general extenders ("or something", "and stuff", "or whatever"). Combining insights from linguistics, cognitive psychology, and interactional sociolinguistics, the author demonstrates that these small phrases are not simply vague expressions, but have a powerful role in making interpersonal communication work. The audience for this book includes linguists, scholars of English, teachers of English as a first and a second language, sociolinguists, psycholinguists, and communications researchers.
General extenders are phrases like 'or something', 'and
everything', 'and things (like that)', 'and stuff (like that)', and
'and so on'. Although they are an everyday feature of spoken
language, are crucial in successful interpersonal communication,
and have multiple functions in discourse, they have so far gone
virtually unnoticed in linguistics. This pioneering work provides a
comprehensive description of this new linguistic category. It
offers new insights into ongoing changes in contemporary English,
the effect of grammaticalization, novel uses as associative plural
markers and indicators of intertextuality, and the metapragmatic
role of extenders in interaction. The forms and functions of
general extenders are presented clearly and accessibly, enabling
students to understand a number of different frameworks of analysis
in discourse-pragmatic studies. From an applied perspective, the
book presents a description of translation equivalents, an analysis
of second language variation, and practical exercises for teaching
second language learners of English.
The Routledge Modern German Reader is designed for intermediate and
advanced learners of German. It provides a clear and engaging
introduction to reading authentic German language texts for
learners who wish to move beyond elementary course material to more
rewarding works of fiction and non-fiction. Features include:
twenty-eight readings, graded according to difficulty, beginning
with shorter, simpler texts and progressing to longer, more complex
texts fourteen literary texts, written by well-known writers from
German-speaking countries, on universal themes and fourteen
non-literary texts from magazines, newspapers and the internet,
featuring a range of engaging topics relating to culture, society
and history varied, contextualized pre- and post- reading exercises
designed to stimulate discussion, develop comprehension strategies,
expand and refine vocabulary, and foster awareness of grammatical
structures as they occur in authentic contexts a German-English
glossary with separate vocabulary lists for each chapter and a
complete answer key available at
www.routledge.com/products/9781138898035 Suitable for both
classroom use and independent study, The Routledge Modern German
Reader provides insights into the culture of German-speaking
countries while also acting as a stimulus to further independent
reading. It is an essential tool for developing vocabulary and
increasing reading proficiency.
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