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Mahler, Hanna,

Contrastive Grammar in Use : Quantitative Perspectives on the Verb Phrase in English and German / Quantitative Perspectives on the Verb Phrase in English and German Hanna Mahler. - 1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations. - Language and Computers ; 86 Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2026 . - Language and Computers ; 86. Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2026 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

If there is one speculation about English and German that has pervaded scholarly work within contrastive linguistics as well as language teaching and translation handbooks for decades, it is probably the assumption of a more “verbal style” in English compared to German. Settling this question once and for all, the present book provides a comprehensive comparison of verbal style in English and German that pays due attention to language-internal variation by mode and register at the same time.


English

ISBN: 9789004748125

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004748125 DOI

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Historical and Comparative Linguistics & Linguistic Typology.
Languages and Linguistics.
Morphology & Syntax.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
German.

LC Class. No.: P57.I4

Dewey Class. No.: 418/.007/054