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A Practical Dictionary of German Usage by
One of the most difficult tasks confronting the English speaker learning German is that of finding exactly the right German word to translate an English work in a particular context. Many common English words have several, sometimes a bewildering number of German equivalents. Thus it is all too easy to find yourself saying the equivalent of Have you extinguished the rubbish? instead of Have you put out the rubbish? Bilingual dictionaries list equivalents, but give little or no information about their use. The articles in this practical dictionary are much longer than those to befound in a bilingual dictionary, and the number of words treated is fewer, with a concentration on those which cause particular difficulties for speakers of English.The complexity of the relationship between English words and their German equivalents is attributable to two factors. Firstly, frequently used English words often have more than one meaning, and each of the English meanings may be expressed by more than one German word. Such words will be at leastpartial synonyms, but the field of meaning is likely to be divided up in a way that is different from English. Each article in the book starts by separating out the different meanings of an English word, and then explains the meaning and use of the German equivalents for each, with numerousexamples.The book will be an essential reference work for advanced learners and for teachers of German at all levels, offering a uniquely detailed insight into the structure of word meaning in German as well as practical advice on usage.
Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (PF3460 .B35 1996 )Publication Date: 1997- Duden Stilwörterbuch der deutschen Sprache : die Verwendung der Wörter im Satz byLocation: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (PF3628 .D835 1988 )Publication Date: 1988
Hammer's German Grammar and Usage by Location: Mugar Memorial Library Stacks (PF3112 .D77 1997 )Publication Date: 1997
Die Deutsche Rechtschreibung by Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (PF3146 .H47 1999 )Publication Date: 1999
Idioms/Colloquial German
Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache by Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (PF5991 .K85 1987 )Publication Date: 1987
Synonymwörterbuch der deutschen Redensarten by Location: Mugar Memorial Library Reference X (PF3460 .S35 1992 )Publication Date: 1992
German/English Dictionary of Idioms by Location: Mugar Reference X PF3460 .S345 1995Publication Date: 1996This unique dictionary covers all the major German idioms and is probably the richest source of contemporary German idioms available, with 33,000 headwords. Within each entry the user is provided with: English equivalents; variants; contexts and precise guidance on the degree of currency/rarity of an idiomatic expression. This dictionary is an essential reference for achieving fluency in the language. It will be invaluable for all serious learners and users of German. Not for sale in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
