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German Today: The Advanced Learner's Guide
This book is expressly designed as an all-around guide for those who already know German but want to improve their command of the language. Unique in its scope, German Today is a reference work that is also readable and practical, discussing matters such as declension, conjugation, and
pronunciation according to current usage, and taking into account the many regional differences. Lockwood devotes one section to points of vocabulary of special interest to the English-speaking reader, while the largest section, on syntax, illustrates the salient features in the construction of
sentences, with particular attention paid to those aspects in which German differs from English. Placing particular stress on present day practice, German Today helps the student see German as a native speaker sees it.
pronunciation according to current usage, and taking into account the many regional differences. Lockwood devotes one section to points of vocabulary of special interest to the English-speaking reader, while the largest section, on syntax, illustrates the salient features in the construction of
sentences, with particular attention paid to those aspects in which German differs from English. Placing particular stress on present day practice, German Today helps the student see German as a native speaker sees it.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
W.B. Lockwood
11 books2 followersWilliam Burley Lockwood (13 April 1917 - 30 April 2012) was a Professor of Germanic and Indo-European Philology at the University of Reading from 1968 until his retirement in 1982.[1]
Biography
After leaving school and spending some time working and travelling in England, Germany, Austria and the Balkans, he went to Manchester University and obtained First Class Honours in German in 1942, followed by a DipEd and M.A. at Bristol University, where he received a distinction in practical teaching.
After working briefly in the German Department at Durham University in 1945, Lockwood taught at the University of Birmingham, during which time he also briefly taught as a Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Sydney. As he left Birmingham, the University awarded him a D.Litt. on the basis of his many publications.
In 1961 he received an invitation to the Chair of Comparative Philology at the Humboldt-Universität in East Berlin, the capital of the German Democratic Republic. 1961, however, was the year in which the Communist regime erected its infamous wall, and after four years of increasing disillusionment with the political climate he returned to the West.
He settled in Dublin, intending to devote himself to his philological studies, including German and Germanic languages (especially Faroese) as well as Roman, Hellenic, Slavonic and Celtic (especially Welsh) languages.
A year later, however, he was invited to take up a specially established readership in Germanic and Indo-European philology at Reading. This readership was converted into a chair in 1968, and he remained at Reading until his retirement.[2]
Biography
After leaving school and spending some time working and travelling in England, Germany, Austria and the Balkans, he went to Manchester University and obtained First Class Honours in German in 1942, followed by a DipEd and M.A. at Bristol University, where he received a distinction in practical teaching.
After working briefly in the German Department at Durham University in 1945, Lockwood taught at the University of Birmingham, during which time he also briefly taught as a Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Sydney. As he left Birmingham, the University awarded him a D.Litt. on the basis of his many publications.
In 1961 he received an invitation to the Chair of Comparative Philology at the Humboldt-Universität in East Berlin, the capital of the German Democratic Republic. 1961, however, was the year in which the Communist regime erected its infamous wall, and after four years of increasing disillusionment with the political climate he returned to the West.
He settled in Dublin, intending to devote himself to his philological studies, including German and Germanic languages (especially Faroese) as well as Roman, Hellenic, Slavonic and Celtic (especially Welsh) languages.
A year later, however, he was invited to take up a specially established readership in Germanic and Indo-European philology at Reading. This readership was converted into a chair in 1968, and he remained at Reading until his retirement.[2]
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