A Comparative Typology of English and German: Unifying the Contrasts

by John A. Hawkins

Book Overview

First published in 1986, this book draws together analyses of English and German. It defines the contrasts and similarities between the two languages and, in particular, looks at the question of whether contrasts in one area of the grammar is systematically related to contrasts in another, and whether there is any 'directionality' or unity to contrast throughout grammar as a whole. It is suggested that there is, and that English and German can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138919225
• ISBN13: 9781138919228
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"