Hammer's German grammar and usage /

"Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer's German Grammar provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today. In a new layout to enable better referencing, this new edition includes: concise descriptions of...

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Main Authors: Durrell, Martin (Author)
Group Author: Hammer, A. E. (Alfred Edward).
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Sixth edition.
Series: Routledge reference grammars
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Summary: "Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer's German Grammar provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today. In a new layout to enable better referencing, this new edition includes: concise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use; examples of grammar taken from contemporary German, helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly; invaluable guidance on pronunciation and the German accent; discussion of new words from English roots, helping you to communicate in German as Germans do today; clarification on the spelling reform and current spellings of German, thus increasing your confidence while writing and reading in German. Praised for its lucid explanations, this new edition distinguishes the most common forms of usage, both formal and informal. Hammer's German Grammar also offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level."--
Carrier Form: xviii, 610 pages : forms ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781138853720
1138853720
9781138853713
1138853712
Index Number: PF3112
CLC: H334
Call Number: H334/D965/6th ed.
Contents: Nouns, Case -- Personal nouns -- The articles -- Other determiners and pronouns -- Adjectives -- Adverbs -- Numerals -- Modal particles -- Verbs: conjugation -- The infinitive and the participles -- The tenses -- The passive -- Mood: the imperative and the subjective -- The modal auxiliaries.