Beschreibung
The German Language introduces students of German to a linguistic way of looking at the language. Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon.Explores the linguistic structure of German from current theoretical perspectives.Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon.Serves as a valuable resource for students of German language and literature and for linguists with little or no background in the language.Includes exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.
Autorenportrait
Jean Boase-Beier is Senior Lecturer in German, Linguistics and Translation Studies in the School of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies of the University of East Anglia, where she runs the MA course in literary translation. She is author of
Poetic Compounds: The Principles of Poetic Language in Modern English Poetry (1987) as well as many articles on morphology and translation. She is also editor of
The Practices of Literary Translation (with M. Holman, 1999).
Ken Lodge is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Phonetics at the School of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies of the University of East Anglia. He is author ofStudies in the Phonology of Colloquial English (1984), as well as numerous articles on phonology.
Inhalt
Preface.
Abbreviations.
1. Introduction:.
1.1. What Is The German Language?.
1.2. A Linguistic Description.
1.3. The Grammar And Grammatical Knowledge.
1.4. Other Linguistic Knowledge.
1.5. Further Reading.
2. Syntax:.
2.1. The Concept Of Syntax.
2.2. Phrase Structures Of German.
2.3. Case In German.
2.4. The Position Of The German Verb.
2.5. Syntactic Processes.
2.6. Further Reading.
Exercises.
3. Morphology:.
3.1. Morphemes And Morphology.
3.2. Morphology And Word-Formation.
3.2.1. Inflection.
3.2.2. Derivation.
3.2.3. Compounding.
3.2.4. Conversion.
3.2.5. Other Morphological Processes.
3.3. The Relationship Between Morphology And Phonology.
3.4. Productivity.
3.5. Borrowings From Other Languages.
3.6. The Relationship Between Morphology And Syntax.
3.7. Further Reading.
Exercises.
4. Phonetics:.
4.1. Introduction.
4.2. Air-Stream Type.
4.3. State Of The Glottis.
4.4. State Of The Velum.
4.5. Oral Articulators.
4.6. Manner.
4.7. Lip Position.
4.8. Vocoid Articulations.
4.9. Place Of Articulation.
4.10. Resonance.
4.11. Voice Onset Time.
4.12. The Transcription Of German And English.
4.13. Further Reading.
Exercises.
5. Phonology:.
5.1. Preliminaries.
5.2. Syllable Structure.
5.3. The Obstruents.
5.4. Affricates.
5.5. Nasals.
5.6. Other Consonants.
5.7. Vowels.
5.8. Connected Speech.
5.8.1. Assimilation.
5.8.2. Lenition.
5.8.3. Shortening.
5.8.4. Deletion.
5.9. Further Reading.
Exercises.
6. Lexis:.
6.1. The Lexicon And The Nature Of Lexical Entries.
6.2. Thematic Structure.
6.3. Categories Of Lexical Items.
6.4. The Meaning Of Lexical Items.
6.5. The Nature Of Lexical Items.
6.6. Relations Among Lexical Items.
6.7. Sense Relations.
6.8. Further Reading.
Exercises.
7. Stylistics:.
7.1. Stylistics And The Style Of Text.
7.2. Style And Deviation.
7.3. Stylistic Principles.
7.4. Metaphor.
7.5. Repetition.
7.6. Iconicity.
7.7. Compression.
7.8. Ambiguity.
7.9. Cohesion.
7.10. Style And Choice.
7.11. Further Reading.
Exercises.
8. Historical Background:.
8.1. Preliminaries.
8.2. Phonology.
8.3. Umlaut.
8.4. Morphology.
8.5. Syntactic Changes.
8.6. Lexical And Semantic Changes.
8.7. External Influences.
8.8. Further Reading.
Exercises.
9. Contemporary Variation:.
9.1. Preliminaries.
9.2. Variation By Use.
9.3. Variation By User.
9.3.1. Regional Accents.
9.3.2. Morphological And Syntactic Variation.
9.3.3. Lexical Variation.
9.4. Further Reading.
Exercises.
References.
Index.
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