{"product_id":"german-a-linguistic-history-9780198157953","title":"German: A Linguistic History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): C. J. Wells\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: German\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first history of the German language to bridge the gap between the introductory handbook level and the more specialized journal articles, this volume offers students and teachers a treatment of the subject that is up to date, comprehensive, and stimulating. After outlining problems of language change and reviewing various theoretical approaches--including structuralist, generative, and sociolinguistic theories--Wells integrates internal and external linguistic history through the novel technique of perspective shift, using a different level of language to illustrate each period up to the 17th century. The author also discusses sociolinguistic developments in later medieval German, and provides a synthesis of recent material of the modern period that is not easily available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46894028259479,"sku":"9780198157953","price":27073.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198157953.webp?v=1770320924","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/german-a-linguistic-history-9780198157953","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}