Summary:
Hammer's German Grammar and Usage has long occupied a pre-eminent position in the field of German studies. Unrestricted by the formal written language, it is firmly based on current usage rather than prescription, covering all the main grammatical phenomena of German and embracing regional variations and registers of the modern standard language. The combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage has proved invaluable for students and teachers of German at intermediate and advanced level.



This new edition continues to build on the book's reputation for accessibility and comprehensiveness. The fourth edition has been revised in accordance to the new spelling and punctuation reform and all examples have been updated. With special attention to student needs, the tables summarising basic points have been expanded and the book's layout modified to make it even more accessible. A new glossary of grammatical terms has been added and the three separate indexes have been combined into one.

• Includes the new German spelling
• Draws on the 'Shorter Hammer' to refocus and represent some of the material

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.

About the Author(s):
Martin Durrell is Emeritus Professor at the University of Manchester.

Readership:
Undergraduate students of German.

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