Author: Otto BehaghelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : German language
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Short Historical Grammar of the German Language
Author: Otto BehaghelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : German language
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language
Author: Vladimir Ė OrelPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004116474
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book deals with the historical development of the Albanian language (its phonology, morphology and lexicon) from prehistoric times to our days. The main focus of the book is the reconstruction of Proto-Albanian in its relation to its ancestor, Indo-European, and to modern Albanian.
Historical Grammar of the Visual Arts
Author: Alois RieglPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1890951463
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A to is Riegl (1858-1905) was one of the greatest modern art historians. The most important member of the so-called "Vienna School," Riegl developed a highly refined technique of visual or formal analysis, as opposed to the iconological method with its emphasis on decoding motifs through recourse to texts. Riegl also pioneered understanding of the changing role of the viewer, the significance of non-high art objects or what would now be called visual or material culture, and theories of art and art history, including his much-debated neologism Kunstwollen (the will of art). At last, his Historical Grammar of the Visual Arts, which brings together the diverse threads of his thought, is available to an English-language audience, in a superlative translation by Jacqueline E. Jung. In one of the earliest and perhaps the most brilliant of all art historical "surveys," Riegl addresses the different visual arts within a sweeping conception of the history of culture. His account derives, from Hegelian models but decisively opens onto alternative pathways that continue to complicate attempts to reduce art merely to the artist's intentions or its social and historical functions. Book jacket.
A History of German
Author: Joseph SalmonsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192561359
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This book provides a detailed but accessible introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructable prehistory to the present day. Joe Salmons explores a range of topics in the history of the language, offering answers to questions such as: How did German come to have so many different dialects and close linguistic cousins like Dutch and Plattdeutsch? Why does German have 'umlaut' vowels and why do they play so many different roles in the grammar? Why are noun plurals so complicated? Are dialects dying out today? Does English, with all the words it loans to German, pose a threat to the language? This second edition has been extensively expanded and revised to include extended coverage of syntactic and pragmatic change throughout, expanded discussion of sociolinguistic aspects, language variation, and language contact, and more on the position of German in the Germanic family. The book is supported by a companion website and is suitable for language learners and teachers and students of linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards. The new edition also includes more detailed background information to make it more accessible for beginners.
A Handy Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the German Language and Literature for the Use of Students and Teachers of German
Author: Karl BreulPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : German language
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A Short History of the German Language (RLE Linguistics E: Indo-European Linguistics)
Author: William Walker ChambersPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317918533
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This simple introduction to the history of the German language seeks to provide students who have some knowledge of modern German, but no knowledge either of its development or of linguistic theories, with a short account of the essential factors – chronological, geographical and linguistic – and their interrelation. The material is arranged in three parts. The first traces the history of the German language from its origins in Indo-European through the pre-documentary Germanic period and the Middle Ages to the present day. In the second part the development of the German vocabulary is described, including word formation, borrowing, and change in meaning; and the book concludes with a section on changes in sounds, grammatical forms, and syntax. Emphasis is placed on the development of the standard literary language in its historical and social context, while such topics as dialects and the relationship of German to other Germanic and European languages are treated very briefly as the need arises. The inclusion of maps, some specimen passages of German its early stages, suggestions for further reading after each chapter, and an extensive classified bibliography also contribute to making this a useful introduction to the subject and a reliable foundation for more advanced work.
Bulletin for Teachers of History
Author: August Charles KreyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ada (Minn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
A History of German
Author: Joe SalmonsPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199697949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
This book provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructible prehistory to the present day. It is supported by a companion website and is suitable for language learners and teachers and students of linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards.
Author: Olivet College
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