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Localism, Landscape and the Ambiguities: German-Speaking Central Europe, 1860-1930
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What makes a person call a particular place ?home?? Does it follow simply from being born there? Is it the result of a language shared with neighbours or attachment to a familiar landscape? Perhaps it is a piece of music, or a painting, or even a travelogue that captures the essence of home. And what about the sense of belonging that inspires nationalist or local autonomy movements? Each of these can be a marker of identity, but all are ambiguous. Where you were bor… More >>
Localism, Landscape and the Ambiguities: German-Speaking Central Europe, 1860-1930
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Anders gedacht: Text and Context in the German-Speaking World
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Written entirely in German, this content-based text will help you communicate meaningfully in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes in German. With a stimulating, comparative focus on topics such as contemporary politics, the environment, history, film, music, fine art, literature, and technology, this text encourages creative self-expression as well as critical thinking about the German language and contemporary cultures of the German-speaking world… More >>
Anders gedacht: Text and Context in the German-Speaking World
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The German-Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues
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Combining text with practical exercises and discussion questions, this work is readily accessible to German students without previous linguistics experience. Students will:
* examine the forms and functions of individual features of the language
* identify features of regional speech forms
* analyze similarities and differences between written and spoken German
* consider the social meaning underlying different forms of address
* e… More >>
The German-Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues
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The German Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the German-Speaking World
- ISBN13: 9780844225135
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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For All Students Ideal for a variety of courses, this completely up-to-date, alphabetically organized handbook helps students understand how people from German-speaking nations think, do business, and act in their daily lives…. More >>
The German Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the German-Speaking World
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