Germanistische Linguistik für Dummies

Do you have to or are you allowed to engage with German linguistics in your studies? Ralf Methling brings this seemingly dry subject to life with vivid examples and clear explanations. He familiarizes you with the subfields of linguistics: semiotics, which deals with signs; phonetics and phonology, which focus on sounds; morphology, which concerns itself with words; and syntax, which deals with sentence structure. He also covers semantics, the study of meaning, and pragmatics, which focuses on language in action. Additionally, he illustrates the historical development of the German language and touches on the topic of language change. This book provides a comprehensive overview, encompasses the scope of an introductory lecture, and demonstrates how exciting linguistics can be.