History of German

Name: History of German
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ISBN: 9780199697946

ISBN-10: 0199697949

ISBN-13: 9780199697946

Edition: 2012

Authors: Joseph Salmons

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This book provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructible prehistory to the present day. A key to understanding how any human language works is understanding how that language developed over time. German speakers, as well as language learners and teachers are often puzzled by many questions about the German language: 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 (noun plurals and subjunctive verbs, among many more)? Why are noun plurals so complicated (-e, -en, -er,…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 8/16/2018
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 9.60" wide x 6.70" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface


List of Maps


Guide to Symbols


Abbreviations



Introduction: aims and scope



The depths of prehistory: up to Indo-European



The dawn of history: Germanic up to the earliest direct attestation



From Germanic to Old High German: early textual evidence



Middle High German: the High Middle Ages



Early New High German: richer structural evidence and socio-historical context



New High German: recent and ongoing change



Conclusion: interpreting the significance of the past for us


References


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