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Essential German Grammar 2nd edition [Paperback / softback]

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  • Format: Paperback / softback, 392 pages, height x width: 246x174 mm, weight: 802 g
  • Series: Essential Language Grammars
  • Pub. Date: 12-Feb-2015
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138785814
  • ISBN-13: 9781138785816
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  • Format: Paperback / softback, 392 pages, height x width: 246x174 mm, weight: 802 g
  • Series: Essential Language Grammars
  • Pub. Date: 12-Feb-2015
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138785814
  • ISBN-13: 9781138785816
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Essential German Grammar is a student-friendly grammar and workbook designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written German. The reference grammar section offers clear explanations of key grammar points while a separate exercise section gives students the opportunity to test themselves and put into practice what they have learned.

This new edition has been revised and updated throughout. Explanations, tables and exercises have been improved and a number of the authentic texts and illustrations have been replaced by new material. Key features of this second edition include:











User-friendly layout with updated 2 colour design, engaging illustrations and visually appealing tables throughout to aid the learning process





Clear and accessible explanations with memorable examples informed by the latest research on the German language and presented in accordance with current teaching methodology





Helpful parallels between English and German provided where relevant





End-of-chapter extracts taken from contemporary journalistic or authentic literary sources, illustrating grammar in context, with model translations provided at the back of the book





Material to enable better strategic learning and understanding, including a Why Grammar FAQ section, a glossary of grammatical terms in both English and German and a complete answer key to exercises





Created especially for the new edition, a companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/kaiser offering a wealth of additional materials, including interactive exercises, quizzes and flashcards to test student understanding, downloadable PDF sheets for classroom use, PowerPoint slides for instructors and audio recordings illustrating the sounds of spoken German.

Written by highly experienced lecturers in the field, Essential German Grammar is an invaluable resource for intermediate and advanced students of German (CEFR levels A2 to B2, ACTFL Novice High to Intermediate High). It is designed to function equally as a free-standing grammar or as a foundation grammar for Hammers German Grammar and Usage and is suitable for both classroom use and self-study.

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Essential German Grammar is exceptionally straightforward to use, full of useful exercises and examples and written with an eye for salient detail. I would recommend it confidently to students at A level and beyond. It is not just a valuable source of information; the book also explains cogently why you cant just do without grammatical knowledge. It will help learners appreciate that, far from an inconvenience, the striving for a mastery of grammar is absolutely central to successful advanced language learning Geoffrey Plow, University College School, UK

Here now is finally a German grammar that stands out from the crowd: modern, pleasing on the eye and bursting with self-correcting exercises, backed up by a complimentary website to make it a book of its era. The ideal grammar to work through prior to taking on the ultimate reference work on the topic, Martin Durrells Hammers German Grammar and Usage. Bruce Donaldson, formerly at The University of Melbourne, Australia

Clearly set out, this useful reference work is student-friendly. The two colour design makes examples clear and easy to access; contemporary text extracts, amusing illustrations together with exercises (and answers) as well as explanations in English take the frustration out of learning German grammar. Essential German Grammar is a highly recommended addition to any post-beginners German course. Kathleen Thorpe, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

"Students of German with English language backgrounds will welcome the second edition of the Essential German Grammar. It is an excellent, user friendly stand-alone Grammar which presents the basic structures of German in a clear and systematic manner. Grammatical concepts are explained in a glossary which teachers too will find useful. The emphasis on learning rules with examples of authentic usage will be very helpful for Learners who wish to move to an advanced level of competence in German. This well designed volume is highly recommended." Anil Bhatti, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

An invaluable tool for every serious student of German. Concise and clearly written - yet covering all the key elements of German grammar - it is without question one of the most user-friendly grammars currently available. Seán Allan, University of Warwick, UK

Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Why grammar? xvii
Abbreviations and spelling xxi
Glossary xxiii
1 Words And Sentences
1(19)
1.1 Words and how they are linked in a sentence
1(4)
1.2 The subject and the finite verb
5(1)
1.3 Direct objects
6(1)
1.4 Dative objects
7(1)
1.5 Prepositional objects
8(1)
1.6 sein `be' and its complements
9(1)
1.7 Sentences and clauses
10(2)
1.8 Main clauses
12(2)
1.9 Questions and commands
14(1)
1.10 Subordinate clauses
15(5)
Words and sentences in context
18(2)
2 Nouns
20(16)
2.1 Gender
20(1)
2.2 Masculine nouns
21(1)
2.3 Feminine nouns
22(1)
2.4 Neuter nouns
23(1)
2.5 Other clues to gender
23(1)
2.6 Noun plurals
24(1)
2.7 The plural of masculine nouns
25(2)
2.8 The plural of feminine nouns
27(1)
2.9 The plural of neuter nouns
28(1)
2.10 Plurals in -s (and other foreign plurals)
29(1)
2.11 Case
29(2)
2.12 Case marking on the noun
31(5)
Nouns in context
34(2)
3 The Noun Phrase: Determiners And Pronouns
36(18)
3.1 The definite article
37(1)
3.2 The indefinite article
37(1)
3.3 Uses of the articles
38(2)
3.4 Demonstratives
40(2)
3.5 Possessives
42(1)
3.6 Other determiners
43(2)
3.7 Personal pronouns
45(3)
3.8 Reflexive pronouns
48(1)
3.9 Demonstrative, possessive and indefinite pronouns
48(6)
The noun phrase in context
52(2)
4 Adjectives, Adverbs And Adverbials
54(24)
4.1 Adjective declension
54(2)
4.2 Adjective declension: some special cases
56(1)
4.3 Adjectives used as nouns
57(1)
4.4 Adjectives with the dative
58(1)
4.5 Adjectives with prepositions
59(1)
4.6 Comparison of adjectives
60(1)
4.7 Some uses of the comparative and superlative
61(1)
4.8 Adverbs and adverbials
62(2)
4.9 Time adverbials
64(1)
4.10 Adverbs of place
65(1)
4.11 Adverbs of direction
66(1)
4.12 Adverbs of attitude
67(1)
4.13 Adverbs of manner
68(1)
4.14 Adverbs of degree
68(1)
4.15 Interrogative adverbials
69(1)
4.16 Adverb comparison
69(1)
4.17 Cardinal numbers
70(1)
4.18 Ordinal numbers
71(1)
4.19 Fractions
72(1)
4.20 Clock times, days of the week and months
73(1)
4.21 Modal particles
74(4)
Adjectives, adverbs and adverbials in context
76(2)
5 Prepositions
78(18)
5.1 Prepositions with the accusative
80(2)
5.2 Prepositions with the dative
82(4)
5.3 Prepositions with the dative or the accusative
86(5)
5.4 Prepositions with the genitive
91(1)
5.5 Prepositional adverbs
92(4)
Prepositions in context
94(2)
6 Verbs: Forms
96(25)
6.1 Principal parts: weak, strong and irregular verbs
96(2)
6.2 Tenses: general
98(1)
6.3 Conjugation of weak and strong verbs in simple tenses
99(3)
6.4 Separable and inseparable verbs
102(1)
6.5 Conjugation of irregular verbs
103(1)
6.6 Compound tenses
104(2)
6.7 haben or sein in the perfect?
106(1)
6.8 Forms of the passive
107(1)
6.9 Forms of the subjunctive
108(2)
6.10 Vowel changes with strong verbs
110(2)
6.11 List of strong and irregular verbs
112(9)
Verb forms in context
118(3)
7 Verbs: Uses
121(21)
7.1 The tenses and their use
121(1)
7.2 Present and future
122(1)
7.3 Past and perfect
123(1)
7.4 The passive with werden
124(1)
7.5 The `subjectless' passive
125(1)
7.6 The passive with dative objects
126(1)
7.7 von or durch with the passive
126(1)
7.8 The passive with sein
127(1)
7.9 Alternatives to passive constructions
128(2)
7.10 The subjunctive: general
130(1)
7.11 Subjunctive II: conditional sentences
131(1)
7.12 Subjunctive I: reported speech
132(1)
7.13 The modal auxiliary verbs
133(2)
7.14 durfen
135(1)
7.15 konnen
135(1)
7.16 mogen
136(1)
7.17 mussen
137(1)
7.18 sollen
137(1)
7.19 wollen
138(4)
Verb uses in context
140(2)
8 Valency And Cases
142(26)
8.1 Sentence patterns
143(3)
8.2 Reflexive verbs
146(3)
8.3 Dative objects
149(2)
8.4 Other uses of the dative case
151(1)
8.5 The genitive case
152(2)
8.6 Prepositional objects
154(6)
8.7 Predicate complements
160(1)
8.8 Direction and place complements
161(7)
Valency and cases in context
164(4)
9 Word Order
168(14)
9.1 The `bracket' construction
169(2)
9.2 Verbs at the end of the clause
171(1)
9.3 First position in main clauses
172(2)
9.4 The order of words and phrases in the central section
174(1)
9.5 The position of pronouns
174(1)
9.6 The position of the noun subject and objects
175(1)
9.7 The position of adverbials
175(2)
9.8 The position of complements
177(1)
9.9 The position of nicht
177(1)
9.10 Placing elements after the verbal bracket
178(4)
Word order in context
180(2)
10 Complex Sentences
182(20)
10.1 Coordination and subordination
182(1)
10.2 Coordination
183(1)
10.3 Subordination: noun clauses
184(3)
10.4 Subordination: other conjunctions
187(5)
10.5 Subordination: relative clauses
192(2)
10.6 Infinitive clauses
194(2)
10.7 Infinitive clauses after prepositions
196(2)
10.8 The infinitive without zu
198(4)
Complex sentences in context
200(2)
11 Word Formation
202(20)
11.1 The basics of word formation
202(2)
11.2 The formation of nouns
204(3)
11.3 Compound nouns
207(1)
11.4 The formation of adjectives
208(3)
11.5 Inseparable verb prefixes
211(3)
11.6 Separable verb prefixes
214(1)
11.7 Variable verb prefixes
215(2)
11.8 Other ways of forming verbs
217(5)
Word formation in context
219(3)
12 Spoken And Written German
222(19)
12.1 The relationship between pronunciation and spelling
222(3)
12.2 German spelling
225(1)
12.3 The use of capital letters
226(2)
12.4 One word or two?
228(1)
12.5 ss and b
229(1)
12.6 Punctuation: the comma
229(2)
12.7 Other punctuation marks
231(1)
12.8 Register
232(1)
12.9 Colloquial and formal pronunciation
233(1)
12.10 Register differences in grammar
234(1)
12.11 Register differences in vocabulary
235(6)
Register in context
238(3)
EXERCISES
241(76)
Chapter 1 Words and sentences
241(4)
Chapter 2 Nouns
245(4)
Chapter 3 The noun phrase: determiners and pronouns
249(5)
Chapter 4 Adjectives, adverbs and adverbials
254(9)
Chapter 5 Prepositions
263(6)
Chapter 6 Verbs: forms
269(7)
Chapter 7 Verbs: uses
276(10)
Chapter 8 Valency and cases
286(7)
Chapter 9 Word order
293(5)
Chapter 10 Complex sentences
298(9)
Chapter 11 Word formation
307(5)
Chapter 12 Spoken and written German
312(5)
Answers to exercises 317(24)
Grammar in context: translations 341(9)
Index 350
Martin Durrell is Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Manchester, UK





Katrin Kohl is Professor of German Literature at Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK





Claudia Kaiser is a Senior German Language Instructor, University of Oxford, UK





Gudrun Loftus was a Senior German Language Instructor, University of Oxford, UK.