German word quick vocabulary expansion and memorization

Author: Fu Guangyao
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Memorizing vocabulary is one of the difficulties in learning German. German is a language with rich morphological changes, and the vast vocabulary is a challenge for German learners. Based on their research on German words, the author of this book has summarized some patterns and tricks for memorizing German vocabulary, thus creating this special German vocabulary memory tool. It helps German learners overcome a major challenge and achieves twice the result with half the effort, making it an invaluable tool for German learners. The book breaks away from the traditional alphabetical arrangement of words in German dictionaries and is organized based on the structural patterns of vocabulary, ease of memorization, and rapid expansion of vocabulary. The content is divided into nine parts, followed by an appendix.
The appendix includes expanded nouns and adjectives, focusing on building from base words while considering morphological rules. It covers synonyms, antonyms, compound words, prepositional phrases, idioms, proverbs, adjectival collocations, and verbal collocations.
The second part focuses on expanded verbs, not only building from base verbs but also emphasizing the use of prefixes and root morphemes to facilitate memory.
The third part introduces expanded adjectives with prefixes and suffixes, using these affixes for expansion.
The fourth part explains noun expansion using noun prefixes and suffixes.
The fifth part covers foreign prefixes and suffixes.
The sixth and seventh parts respectively collect common synonyms and antonyms, enhancing vocabulary memorization.
The eighth part discusses the expansion of numerals.
The ninth part introduces learners to the method of using comparative morphology to memorize words.
Before using this book, readers are required to read the usage instructions and introductory texts before each chapter. The book includes: expanded base nouns and base adjectives, verb expansion, adjectival expansion with prefixes or suffixes, foreign prefixes and suffixes, comparative morphology, and expanded numerals.