1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911097873903321

Autore

Boase-Beier Jean

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Publishing, c2003

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : charts

Altri autori (Persone)

LodgeK. R (Ken R.)

Disciplina

438/.0071

Soggetti

German language - Study and teaching

Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911138539003321

Autore

Hackler Darrene L. <1970->

Titolo

Cities in the technology economy / / Darrene L. Hackler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2006

ISBN

1-317-47452-X

1-315-70566-4

1-317-47453-8

1-280-91226-X

9786610912261

0-7656-2219-X

9781315705668

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Cities and contemporary society

Classificazione

83.62

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

City planning

Cities and towns - Effect of technological innovations on

Technology - Economic aspects

Technology - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-189) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The dawn of the technology economy -- Defining the technology economy -- Cities and technology economy sectors -- Economic development and the technology economy in cities -- Entrepreneurial cities in the technology economy -- Local policy action in the technology economy.

Sommario/riassunto

Recognizing the pivotal role that local governments play in the high-tech economy, this book examines the effect of technology industries and infrastructures on cities and the local policy actions required for effective response to these challenges. It provides coverage of the technology economy with respect to cities and economic development.