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Burger, Harald; Dobrovol'skij, Dmitrij; Kühn, Peter; Norrick, Neal R.: Phraseologie / Phraseology. Volume 1
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 475.00Phraseology includes the whole area of language phenomena called set phrases, proverbs and fixed expressions and formulaicity in everyday parlance. The Handbook offers a critical view of research on the linguistic properties and uses of formulaicity in various types of discourse as well as in numerous languages, considering research results from the... more...
Imaginationsprozesse
De Gruyter 2004; US$ 182.00The study examines narrative processes and modes of writing in hitherto neglected early works by Franz Kafka. Close readings of the texts reveal how his writing develops towards a dream-like imaginative narration. This analysis of Kafka's early work reveals for the first time the prerequisites for that literary breakthrough in which Kafka entered the... more...
The Acquisition of Intensifiers
De Gruyter 2006; US$ 182.00How do young children negotiate and comment on their participation in a given event? The study presented gives an insight into German and English children's use of intensifiers and related expressions at early stages of language development. The longitudinal production data of six German-speaking and six English-speaking children is examined with regard... more...
Die Entwicklung der Konstruktion würde + Infinitiv im Deutschen
De Gruyter 2006; US$ 182.00The placement of the würde + infinitive construction within the paradigm of the German tense and mood system has long been a topic of discussion in German linguistics. The study takes on this discussion and examines this construction under the aspect of grammaticalization. The first part of the work aims to determine the exact function and paradigmatic... more...
Intermediate German For Dummies
Wiley 2008; US$ 19.99Need to brush up on your German? Intermediate German For Dummies is your key to success in becoming confident in both written and spoken German. It gives you the straight talk and nitty-gritty detail that will see you successfully through any major or minor roadblocks to communicating in German. This friendly, hands-on workbook is loaded with practical... more...
McGraw-Hill's German Student Dictionary
McGraw-Hill Education 2008; US$ 10.00The words you need, quickly and easily Especially designed for beginning learners, this dictionary will help you master the essential words of German. Inside you'll find entries that include pronunciations and grammatical information in a clear, easy-to-understand format, as well as helpful example sentences to show each word in everyday context.... more...
Sprache des Schmerzes - Sprechen über Schmerzen
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 168.00The study analyses the linguistic means for expressing pain in German. Based on written and oral data, mainly from conversations between doctors and patients, the study analyses the grammatical constructions (e.g. "Ich habe Schmerzen" [I have pain] or "Mein Bein tut weh" [My leg hurts]) and develops the patterns deployed by patients with chronic pain... more...
Besch, Werner; Betten, Anne; Reichmann, Oskar; Sonderegger, Stefan: Sprachgeschichte. 3. Teilband
De Gruyter 2003; US$ 531.00This series of HANDBOOKS OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes general linguistics and the study of linguistics as applied to specific languages, but also covers those more recent areas which have developed from the increasing body of research into the manifold forms of communicative action... more...
Besch, Werner; Knoop, Ulrich; Putschke, Wolfgang; Wiegand, Herbert E.: Dialektologie. 1. Halbband
De Gruyter 1982; US$ 503.00This series of HANDBOOKS OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes general linguistics and the study of linguistics as applied to specific languages, but also covers those more recent areas which have developed from the increasing body of research into the manifold forms of communicative action... more...









