This much-awaited new edition of Hammer's German Grammar and Usage--the pre-eminent, most authoritative German grammar reference in the English language--has been extensively revised with new German spelling changes and new usage examples. Instead of getting bogged down in idealized rules, Professor Durrell focuses on how Germans really speak. Included are clear and concise explanations, many examples from everyday life, and comprehensive cross-referencing and indexing.

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage

Reference

Durrell, Martin

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Routledge

Lively and easy to use, with clear explanations, authentic examples, and visually appealing tables, Essential German Grammar combines a concise, introductory-level reference book with the review benefits of a workbook to provide students with a solid foundation in German. Distilling essential components of Hammer's German Grammar &amp; Usage, this versatile guide for beginning and intermediate learners features two-color tables to simplify learning; varied, study-friendly exercises for grammar consolidations; a glossary of grammatical terms; and much more.

Essential German Grammar

Kohl, Katrin

Loftus, Gudrun

Combines reference grammar and a manual of current usage for advanced and intermediate students of German. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated.

Hammar, Alfred Edward

Hodder Arnold

Revised and expanded, this lively and innovative workbook covers all aspects of German grammar complete with answers and explanations where necessary. Practising German Grammar is intended for students of German with a good basic command of communicative and oral skills now seeking to consolidate their knowledge of key grammatical structures of German. The uniquely varied selection of exercises caters for a number of different learning strategies and includes both practice of essential grammatical structures and also text-based exercises and projects by which students are encouraged to discover grammatical regularities themselves. Many are based on real-life sources such as newspapers, business literature and twentieth-century novels, and will allow students to gain an authentic sense of current usage. All intermediate and advanced students of German will find the second edition of this best-selling workbook an invaluable aid to developing confidence and competence in grammar and usage.

Practising German Grammar (A Hodder Arnold Publication)

Hodder Education Publishers

Revised and expanded, this lively and innovative workbook complements the third edition of the highly acclaimed 'Hammer's German Grammar and Usage'. Intended for use either with or without a teacher, the enlarged selection of exercises now covers all aspects of German grammar complete with answers and explanations where necessary.'Practising German Grammar' is intended for students of German with a good basic command of communicative and oral skills now seeking to consolidate their knowledge of key grammatical structures of German. The uniquely varied selection of exercises caters for a number of different learning strategies and includes both practice of essential grammatical structures and also text-based exercises and projects by which students are encouraged to discover grammatical regularities themselves. Many are based on real-life sources such as newspapers, business literature and twentieth-century novels, and will allow students to gain an authentic sense of current usage.All intermediate and advanced students of German will find the second edition of this best-selling workbook an invaluable aid to developing confidence and competence in grammar and usage.

Practising German Grammar, 2Ed (German Edition)

Words, Language & Grammar

Essential German Grammar is a student-friendly German grammar designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build their German communication skills. The reference grammar section is easy to use, with clear explanations, authentic examples and visually appealing tables. A separate exercise section gives students the opportunity to test themselves and put into practice what they have learned.

Essential German Grammar (Essential Language Grammars) (Volume 1)

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage has long occupied a pre-eminent position in the field of German studies. Unrestricted to the formal written language, it is firmly based on current usage, covering all the main grammatical phenomena of German and embracing regional variations of the modern standard language. The combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage has proved invaluable for students and teachers of German at intermediate and advanced level.

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars)

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars) (German Edition)

Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer’s German Grammar and Usage provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today. 
In a revised layout to improve ease of consultation, this new edition includes: concise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use completely reorganized tables of grammatical features examples of grammar taken from contemporary German, helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly invaluable guidance on pronunciation and word stress discussion of new words from English roots, helping you to communicate in German as Germans do today clarification on current spellings of German with full detail on the most recent revisions to the rules list of useful internet resources for students, teachers and all learners of German 
Praised for its lucid explanations, this new edition explains and clearly distinguishes formal and informal spoken and written usage. Hammer’s German Grammar offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Product Description 
Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer’s German Grammar and Usage provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today. 
In a revised layout to improve ease of consultation, this new edition includes:\nconcise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use\ncompletely reorganized tables of grammatical features\nexamples of grammar taken from contemporary German, helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly\ninvaluable guidance on pronunciation and word stress\ndiscussion of new words from English roots, helping you to communicate in German as Germans do today\nclarification on current spellings of German with full detail on the most recent revisions to the rules\nlist of useful internet resources for students, teachers and all learners of German\nPraised for its lucid explanations, this new edition explains and clearly distinguishes formal and informal spoken and written usage. Hammer’s German Grammar offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level. 
 About the Author 
Martin Durrell is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Manchester, UK.

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Using German: A Guide to Contemporary Usage

This thoroughly revised edition helps those who have already acquired the basics of German and wish to extend their fluency and confidence. Focusing on the particular needs of the English-speaking user, it incorporates important information on recent trends and changes in the German language, including the 1998 spelling reforms, and on style, register and regional variation, which is frequently ignored by conventional textbooks.   First Edition Hb (1992): 0-521-42077-6  First Edition Pb (1992): 0-521-31556-5

Cambridge University Press

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Books by Durrell, Martin

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Hammer's German Grammar and Usage

Essential German Grammar

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage

Practising German Grammar (A Hodder Arnold Publication)

Practising German Grammar, 2Ed (German Edition)

Essential German Grammar (Essential Language Grammars) (Volume 1)

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars)

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars) (German Edition)

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars) (German Edition)

Using German: A Guide to Contemporary Usage