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| Abbreviations and points for the user |
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| Preface to the fifth edition |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| The phonetic alphabet |
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2 | (5) |
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7 | (7) |
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14 | (11) |
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25 | (8) |
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33 | (15) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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2.4 Genitive case or von? |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (2) |
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2.7 Measurement phrases: genitive, von or apposition? |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (14) |
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3.1 The forms of the personal pronouns |
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48 | (2) |
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3.2 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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3.4 Third person pronouns |
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54 | (1) |
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3.5 Third person pronoun or prepositional adverb? |
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54 | (2) |
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3.6 Special uses of the pronoun es |
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56 | (6) |
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62 | (16) |
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4.1 The declension of the articles |
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62 | (3) |
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4.2 Articles with abstract nouns |
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65 | (4) |
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4.3 The use of articles in generalizations |
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69 | (1) |
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4.4 The use of articles with geographical and other proper names |
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70 | (1) |
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4.5 The use of articles in time expressions |
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71 | (1) |
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4.6 Definite article or possessive? |
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72 | (1) |
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4.7 Miscellaneous uses of the definite article |
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73 | (1) |
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4.8 Miscellaneous uses of the zero article |
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74 | (2) |
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4.9 Article use with prepositions |
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76 | (2) |
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5 Other determiners and pronouns |
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78 | (41) |
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79 | (6) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (5) |
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92 | (6) |
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5.5 Indefinites, quantifiers and other determiners and pronouns |
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98 | (21) |
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119 | (18) |
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6.1 Declension of adjectives |
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119 | (1) |
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6.2 The use of the strong and weak declensions |
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120 | (5) |
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6.3 Irregularities in the spelling of some adjectives |
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125 | (1) |
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6.4 Adjectives used as nouns |
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126 | (4) |
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6.5 Cases with adjectives |
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130 | (3) |
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6.6 Adjectives with prepositions |
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133 | (4) |
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137 | (15) |
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138 | (1) |
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7.2 Adverbs of direction: hin and her |
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139 | (4) |
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7.3 Adverbs of manner, viewpoint, attitude and reason |
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143 | (6) |
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149 | (2) |
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7.5 Interrogative adverbs |
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151 | (1) |
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8 Comparison of adjectives and adverbs |
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152 | (11) |
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8.1 Regular formation of the comparative and superlative |
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152 | (1) |
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8.2 Irregularities in the formation of comparatives and superlatives |
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153 | (4) |
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8.3 The use of the comparative and other types of comparison |
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157 | (2) |
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8.4 Types and uses of the superlative |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (13) |
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163 | (6) |
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169 | (1) |
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9.3 Fractions and decimals |
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170 | (2) |
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9.4 Other numerical usages |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (28) |
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177 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (19) |
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204 | (1) |
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11.2 Days of the week, months and public holidays |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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11.4 The accusative and genitive cases used in time adverbials |
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208 | (2) |
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11.5 Adverbial time phrases with prepositions |
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210 | (8) |
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218 | (5) |
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223 | (31) |
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223 | (7) |
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12.2 The simple present and past tenses, the non-finite forms and the imperative |
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230 | (6) |
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236 | (4) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (13) |
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13 The infinitive and the participles |
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254 | (29) |
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13.1 Forms of the infinitive |
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254 | (2) |
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13.2 The use of the infinitive with zu |
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256 | (10) |
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13.3 The use of infinitive without zu |
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266 | (4) |
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13.4 Infinitives used as nouns |
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270 | (2) |
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13.5 The present and past participles |
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272 | (4) |
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13.6 Clauses with participles |
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276 | (1) |
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13.7 German equivalents of English constructions with the `ing'-form |
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277 | (6) |
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283 | (14) |
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14.1 The German tenses: general |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (3) |
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14.3 The past tense and the perfect tense |
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287 | (4) |
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14.4 The future tense and the future perfect tense |
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291 | (2) |
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14.5 The pluperfect tense |
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293 | (1) |
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14.6 German equivalents for the English progressive tenses |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (15) |
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298 | (3) |
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301 | (4) |
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15.3 von, durch and mit with the passive |
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305 | (1) |
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15.4 Other passive constructions |
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306 | (5) |
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15.5 The use of active and passive in German |
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311 | (1) |
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16 Mood: the imperative and the subjunctive |
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312 | (24) |
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16.1 Indicative, imperative and subjunctive |
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312 | (1) |
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16.2 Commands and the imperative |
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313 | (3) |
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16.3 The subjunctive mood: general |
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316 | (1) |
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16.4 Forms and tenses of the subjunctive |
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316 | (3) |
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16.5 Conditional sentences |
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319 | (5) |
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324 | (7) |
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16.7 Other uses of the subjunctive |
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331 | (5) |
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336 | (17) |
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17.1 The modal auxiliaries: common features of form and syntax |
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336 | (4) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (3) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (3) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (31) |
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18.1 Valency, complements and sentence patterns |
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353 | (3) |
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356 | (5) |
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18.3 The accusative object |
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361 | (5) |
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366 | (6) |
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18.5 Prepositional objects |
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372 | (7) |
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18.6 Predicate complements |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (2) |
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18.8 Direction complements |
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382 | (2) |
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19 Conjunctions and subordination |
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384 | (22) |
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19.1 Coordinating conjunctions |
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384 | (4) |
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388 | (4) |
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19.3 Conjunctions of time |
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392 | (4) |
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396 | (2) |
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19.5 Conjunctions of purpose and result |
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398 | (2) |
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19.6 Concessive conjunctions |
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400 | (2) |
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19.7 Conjunctions of manner and degree |
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402 | (4) |
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406 | (44) |
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20.1 Prepositions governing the accusative case |
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407 | (5) |
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20.2 Prepositions governing the dative case |
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412 | (14) |
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20.3 Prepositions governing the accusative or the dative case |
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426 | (16) |
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20.4 Prepositions governing the genitive case |
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442 | (5) |
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20.5 German equivalents for English `to' |
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447 | (3) |
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450 | (25) |
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21.1 Clause structure and the position of the verb |
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450 | (4) |
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21.2 Initial position in main clause statements |
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454 | (7) |
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21.3 The order of other elements in the sentence: general principles |
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461 | (1) |
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21.4 The position of the pronouns |
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462 | (2) |
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21.5 The position of noun subject and objects |
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464 | (2) |
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21.6 The place and order of adverbials |
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466 | (3) |
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21.7 The position of nicht and other negative elements |
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469 | (2) |
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21.8 The position of complements |
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471 | (1) |
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21.9 Ausklammerung: placing elements after the end of the verbal bracket |
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472 | (3) |
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475 | (26) |
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22.1 Methods of word formation |
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475 | (1) |
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22.2 The formation of nouns |
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476 | (7) |
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22.3 The formation of adjectives |
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483 | (4) |
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22.4 The formation of verbs: inseparable prefixes |
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487 | (3) |
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22.5 The formation of verbs: separable prefixes |
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490 | (4) |
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22.6 The formation of verbs: variable prefixes |
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494 | (5) |
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22.7 Verb formation by means other than prefixes |
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499 | (2) |
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23 Spelling, pronunciation and punctuation |
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501 | (16) |
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23.1 Spelling and pronunciation |
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502 | (4) |
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23.2 The use of capital letters |
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506 | (4) |
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510 | (1) |
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511 | (1) |
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23.5 Other points of spelling |
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512 | (1) |
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23.6 The use of the comma |
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512 | (2) |
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23.7 Other punctuation marks |
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514 | (3) |
| List of sources |
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517 | (2) |
| Bibliography and references |
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519 | (5) |
| Glossary |
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524 | (9) |
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