The German language : a linguistic introduction / Jean Boase-Beier and Ken Lodge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boase-Beier, Jean.

Contributor:

Lodge, K. R. (Ken R.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Study and teaching.

German language.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishing, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Contents; 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 Texts; 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index.

OCLC:

317481765