German Language Difficulties Analysis

Author: Zhang Honggang / Shi Kaimin (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: In German teaching, learning, and usage, a large number of difficult problems, exceptions, and ambiguous linguistic phenomena are frequently encountered. This poses significant challenges for learners and users of German in terms of comprehension, analysis, and expression. Since general grammar books and textbooks primarily focus on basic language knowledge, they often provide little or no coverage of such issues, leaving readers with no reference material. To address this, the authors, based on years of teaching and translation experience, have referred to a vast number of domestic and international publications. Building on the original German Usage Analysis, this book German Difficulties and Solutions has been revised, supplemented, and edited. It aims to resolve difficulties and clarify doubts, enrich and deepen the grammatical knowledge of German learners and users, and help them improve their expressive ability and accuracy. The book is divided into four parts: morphology, syntax, expression and rhetoric, and word meaning differentiation. The morphology and syntax sections do not systematically present basic grammar but, instead, focus on collecting common difficulties, challenging aspects, and ambiguous phenomena in German morphology and syntax. The rhetoric and expression, as well as word meaning differentiation sections, analyze relevant issues in German rhetoric, propose correct expression methods, and highlight modern German rhetorical characteristics. They also differentiate between synonyms, near-synonyms, and easily confused words by examining their semantic, stylistic, emotional connotations, and expressive functions. For all the above issues, the book provides in-depth explanations on a topic-by-topic basis, accompanied by numerous examples. The book strives to reflect modern German linguistic norms and trends. When explaining ambiguous phenomena, it cites different viewpoints, points out their differences, and specifies usage contexts for reference. The book is written according to the new German orthography. It is suitable for readers with a certain level of German knowledge, undergraduate and graduate students of German, overseas students, and German teachers.