The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary And Grammar

A complete and handy reference to the German language, this new book is designed to meet the needs of tourists, students, and business people alike.

This new edition of the Oxford German Dictionary and Grammar offers:A major new edition of the dictionary with a new layout and designOver 100,000 words, phrases, and translations in the dictionary provide extensive coverage with up-to-the-minute vocabulary and incorporating the German spelling reformsFrequently-used words, the building blocks to learning the language, are given a special layout with usage notes throughout the dictionary New warning symbols throughout make slang and informal words and expressions instantly identifiableAlso includes a table of irregular German verbsIn addition, there is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to German Grammar offering: clear explanations of modern German usage and grammar; examples taken from everyday speech, newspapers, and magazines; sections on word order, punctuation, and prepositions; extra help on translation problems;clear explanations of the differences between spoken and written German; and an extensive glossary and full indexThis title replaces ISBN 0-19-864530-9

Reading German is a structured reading course designed to take a wide variety of users to an independent reading of authentic German texts. It is ideally suited for courses in colleges and universities, for students or specialists in any discipline, and for independent learners. Drawing on recent research into reading in a foreign language, the course chapters focus on the recognition and decoding of progressively complex written structures, before rehearsing a variety of strategies (suchas skimming and scanning) for negotiating longer and more complex texts. The book has four sections: a 16-chapter reading course an extensive reference section containing a specially-designed grammar of written German a further exercises section, for further work on recognizing structures a text corpus containing 23 texts of various types, with facing English translations. Grammatical points explained in the reference section are frequently illustrated using examples located in the text corpus. The only other resource the user will need is a bilingual dictionary. Advice on how to use a dictionary is contained in the reference section.

Now fully revised and updated and featuring more than 55,000 entries, these foreign language dictionaries feature hundreds of new words reflecting today's cultural, political, and technological changes plus contemporary idioms and expressions. Revised reissue.

Groups of German and English words in a particular subject area are illustrated on the same or opposite page.

A compact, intermediate-level dictionary covering over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations ideal for the home, office, or school.

Covering the essential vocabulary of everyday life, this new edition of The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary has been especially designed to meet the needs of tourists, students, travellers and business people.