Boase-Beier J., Lodge K. The German Language. A Linguistic Introduction

Blackwell Publishing, 2003. - 274 p.
Introduction.
What is the German Language?
A Linguistic Description.
The Grammar and Grammatical Knowledge.
Other Linguistic Knowledge.
Further Reading.
Syntax.
The Concept of Syntax.
Phrase Structures of German.
Case in German.
The Position of the German Verb.
Syntactic Processes.
Further Reading.
Morphology.
Morphemes and Morphology.
Morphology and Word-Formation.
Inflection.
Derivation.
Compounding.
Conversion.
Other Morphological Processes.
The Relationship between Morphology and Phonology.
Productivity.
Borrowings from Other Languages.
The Relationship between Morphology and Syntax.
Further Reading.
Phonetics.
Introduction.
Air-stream Type.
State of the Glottis.
State of the Velum.
Oral Articulators.
Manner.
Lip Position.
Vocoid Articulations.
Place of Articulation.
Resonance.
The Transcription of German and English.
Further Reading.
Phonology.
Preliminaries.
Syllable Structure.
The Obstruents.
Affricates.
Nasals.
Other Consonants.
Vowels.
Connected Speech.
Further Reading.
Lexis.
The Lexicon and the Nature of Lexical Entries.
Thematic Structure.
Categories of Lexical Items.
The Meaning of Lexical Items.
The Nature of Lexical Items.
Relations among Lexical Items.
Sense Relations.
Further Reading.
Stylistics.
Stylistics and the Style of Texts.
Style and Deviation.
Stylistic Principles.
Metaphor.
Repetition.
Iconicity.
Compression.
Ambiguity.
Style and Choice.
Historical Background.
Preliminaries.
Phonology.
Umlaut.
Syntactic Changes.
Lexical and Semantic Changes.
Exteal Influences.
Contemporary Variation.
Preliminaries.
Variation by Use.
Variation by User.