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Designed specifically for those individuals who have completed elementary German and will be proceeding to more advanced courses, this classic review/reference concentrates on the micromanagement of the German structure and treats the language by structural topic, rather than through cultural or literary readings.

• takes a communicative approach to teaching the language.

• uses clear explanations, an abundance of illustrative examples, and practical lessons.

• examines the historical reasons for current linguistics features, and the interplay of regional dialect and standard German.

• considers idiomatic expressions, spoken and written usage, and the historical linguistics school of the educated German.

 1. Principles of Case.


 2. Principles of Tense.


 3. Determiners and Negation.


 4. Adjective Declension.


 5. Nouns.


 6. Verbs Auxiliaries.


 7. Numerals.


 8. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs.


 9. Expressions of Time and Date.


10. Prepositions.


11. Absolute Uses of the Genitive, Dative, and Accusative Cases.


12. Idiomatic Uses of Tense.


13. Personal Pronouns.


14. Interrogative Pronouns and Determiners.


15. Relative Pronouns.


16. Possessives: Demonstratives, Indefinite, Pronouns, and Adjectives.


17. Reflexive and Impersonal Verbs.


18. Word Order.


19. Conjunctions.


20. Verb Prefixes: Inseparable and Separable.


21. The Passive Voice.


22. The Subjunctive in Indirect Discourse and Independent Sentences.


23. Conditional Sentences.


24. Modal Auxiliaries and the Dependent Infinitive.


25. Idioms and Other Collocations. Appendices:


Appendix I. Word Formation and Cognates.


Appendix II. Paradigms, Verb Lists, Pitfalls, Punctuation, and Writing Conventions.


German-English/English-German Glossary.


Index.

Intermediate German (German)

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