Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, Fifth Edition

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, Fifth Edition by Martin Durrell

Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, HAMMER'S GERMAN GRAMMAR AND USAGE provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today.

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 pronuciation and the German accent
• discussion of new words from English roots such as 'zertweeten' ('to tweet'), helping you to communicate in German as used by Germans today
• clarification on the spelling reform and current spellings of German, thus increasing your confidence while writing and reading in German.

Praised for its clear layout and lucid explanations, this new edition distinguishes the most common forms of usage, both formal and informal, and 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.

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage - Table of Contents:

• List of tables
• List of abbreviations and points for the user
• Preface to the second edition
• Preface to the third edition
• Preface to the fourth edition
• Nouns
• Case
• Personal Pronouns
• The articles
• Other determiners and pronouns
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
• Numerals
• Modal particles
• Expressions of Time
• Conjugation
• The Infinitive and the Participles
• Uses of the Tenses
• The Passive
• The Imperative and the Subjunctive
• The Modal Auxiliaries
• Valency
• Conjunctions and Subordination
• Prepositions
• Word Order
• Word Formation
• Spelling and Punctuation.

Readership:

Undergraduate students of German. A-level students of German, adult self-learners.

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage - About the Author(s):

Martin Durrell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester.

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage - Reviews:

If you study German at university it HAS to be on your shelf! This book got me through Oxford and was always my trusted companion in language exercises. Clear, to-the-point and comprehensive, it's full of great examples to illustrate grammatical principles and covers regional/non-standard usage to boot. If you are serious about studying German, get it now! Richard West, student of German, Oxford University

"Prof. Durrell's approach to teaching German as a Foreign Language takes into account how German is actually used in a variety of contexts and registers. His use of 'real' examples to illustrate the language is innovative and much to be applauded." Dr Nils Langer, Reader in German Linguistics, University of Bristol, UK