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Zusatztext 'A valuable addition to the body of works on contemporary German' Zeitschrift fur Germanistische Linguistik Informationen zum Autor Anthony Fox studied modern languages and phonetics at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained his doctorate with a thesis on the intonation of German and English. He taught linguistics at the University of Leeds for over thirty years and was Head of the Department of Linguistics and Phonetics for fourteen years until his semi-retirement in 2003. He is the author of German Intonation. An Outline (1984), The Structure of German (1990), Linguistic Reconstruction: An Introduction to Theory and Method (1995), and Prosodic Features and Prosodic Structure (2000; paperback 2002)), all published by OUP. Klappentext The new edition of The Structure of German has been fully revised to take account of developments in the subject. The author describes German phonology! morphology! syntax! semantics! and pragmatics. He introduces linguistic theory in order to throw light on every aspect of the language! providing students with a linguistically informed and accessible approach to the description of the language. Updated guides to further reading are given at the end of eachchapter! and the book's usefulness for students and teachers has been enhanced by the addition of exercises and discussion questions. This is an ideal introduction to German linguistics. It may also be used as an introduction to linguistics for students of German. Zusammenfassung Describes German phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. This book introduces linguistic theory in order to throw light on several aspects of the language. This is an introduction to German linguistics that may also be used as an introduction to linguistics for students of German. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Phonology 3: Morphology 4: Classes and Categories 5: Syntax 6: Lexical Semantics 7: German in Use References Index ...
