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.
- Serves as a valuable resource for students of German language and literature and for linguists with little or no background in the language.
- Includes exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.
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. Conl3—
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