30.521, Books: A History of German: Salmons

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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:58:51
From: Alyssa Russell [Alyssa.Russell at oup.com]
Subject: A History of German: Salmons

 


Title: A History of German 
Subtitle: What the Past Reveals about Today's Language 
Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-history-of-german-9780198723028 


Author: Joseph Salmons

Paperback: ISBN:  9780198723028 Pages: 480 Price: U.S. $ 29.99


Abstract:

This book provides a detailed but accessible introduction to the development
of the German language from the earliest reconstructable prehistory to the
present day. Joe Salmons explores a range of topics in the history of the
language, offering answers to questions such as: 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? Why are noun plurals so complicated? Are
dialects dying out today? Does English, with all the words it loans to German,
pose a threat to the language?

This second edition has been extensively expanded and revised to include
extended coverage of syntactic and pragmatic change throughout, expanded
discussion of sociolinguistic aspects, language variation, and language
contact, and more on the position of German in the Germanic family. The book
is supported by a companion website and is suitable for language learners and
teachers and students of linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards. The
new edition also includes more detailed background information to make it more
accessible for beginners.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): German (deu)


Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=132713




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