Gender of nouns Pluralization of nouns Diminutization of nouns Names of towns Names of countries Feminizing agents Adjectival nouns Compound nouns Nouns in apposition (see 4.6)Ĭhapter 7 Pronouns 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 The definite article Other determiners inflected like der/die/das The indefinite article Other determiners inflected like ein Indefinite pronouns used as determinersĬhapter 6 Nouns 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Other uses of the dative case Nouns in apposition Order of cases in paradigms Indicating vowel length Use of the Umlaut Use of capital letters Use of the hyphen The new spelling The alphabetĬommas Colons with direct speech Inverted commas/quotation marks Exclamation marksĬase endings on nouns Other uses of the nominative case Other uses of the accusative case The genitive case Vowels Diphthongs Consonants Stress Regional variantsĬhapter 2 Spelling 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Introduction Abbreviations Chapter 1 Pronunciation 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 German language – Textbooks for foreign speakers – English. (Routledge essential grammars) Includes bibliographical references and index. (Bruce C.), 1948– German : an essential grammar / by Bruce Donaldson. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Donaldson, B. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to © 2007 Bruce Donaldson All rights reserved. Routledge Essential Grammars Essential Grammars are available for the following languages: Chinese Danish Dutch English Finnish Modern Greek Modern Hebrew Hungarian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Spanish Swedish Thai Urdu Other titles of related interest published by Routledge: Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook By Heiner Schenke and Karen Seago Modern German Grammar: A Practical Guide, Second Edition By William Doddįirst published 2007 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006. He has been a prolific author of language learning and teaching materials, including the following publications: Mastering German Vocabulary (2004), Colloquial Afrikaans (2000), Dutch: A Comprehensive Grammar (1997), Colloquial Dutch (1996) and Colloquial Dutch 2 (2005). Bruce Donaldson is Principal Fellow in the Department of German, Russian and Swedish Studies in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. With an emphasis on the German native speakers use today, German: An Essential Grammar will help students to read, speak and write the language with greater confidence. Suitable for either independent study or students in schools, colleges, universities and adult education classes, key features include: įocus on the morphology and syntax of the language clear explanations of grammatical terms full use of authentic examples detailed contents list and index for easy access to information. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of German in short, readable sections. German: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the core structures and features of modern German.
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