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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155143603321

Autore

Durrell Martin

Titolo

Hammer's German grammar and usage / / Martin Durrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-72263-1

1-317-52555-8

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (633 pages)

Collana

Routledge Reference Grammars

Altri autori (Persone)

HammerA. E (Alfred Edward)

Disciplina

438.2421

Soggetti

German language - Grammar

German language - English

German language - Usage

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Nouns -- 2. Case -- 3. Personal pronouns -- 4. The articles -- 5. Other determiners and pronouns -- 6. Adjectives -- 7. Adverbs -- 8. Numerals -- 9. Modal particles -- 10. Verbs : conjugation -- 11. The infinitive and the participles -- 12. The tenses -- 13. The passive -- 14. Mood : the imperative and the subjunctive -- 15. The modal auxiliaries -- 16. Verbs : valency -- 17. Conjunctions and subordination -- 18. Prepositions -- 19. Word order -- 20. Word formation -- 21. Spelling, pronunciation and punctuation.

Sommario/riassunto

"Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer's German Grammar provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today. In a new layout to enable better referencing, this new edition includes: concise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use; examples of grammar taken from contemporary German, helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly; invaluable guidance on pronunciation and the German accent; discussion of new words from English roots, helping you to communicate in German as Germans do today; clarification on the spelling reform and current spellings of German, thus increasing your confidence while writing and reading in German. Praised for its lucid explanations, this new edition distinguishes the most common forms of



usage, both formal and informal. Hammer's German Grammar also offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level."--