English Linguistics

This is the completely revised, updated and enlarged 2nd edition of a classic textbook widely used at German universities for more than 20 years. It serves both as an introduction for beginners and as a companion for more advanced students, familiarizing its readers with the major and distinctive properties of English and its major varieties, including an in-depth structural comparison with German. Written in an accessible style and with many reader-friendly features (including checklists with key terms, basic and advanced exercises with solutions), the book offers a state-of-the-art-survey of English linguistics as practiced in the 21st century.

Bernd Kortmann is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and, since 2013, Executive Director of FRIAS (Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies). He has been long-time editor of the two international book series Topics in English Linguistics and Dialects of English as well as journal editor of English Language and Linguistics.