Modern German Grammar: A Practical Guide (Routledge Grammars)

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Summary: great source of info
Review: An abosolute god-send for second or third year learners

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Summary: A detailed reference guide
Review: This is an extremely detailed reference guide on German grammar. I find it very useful since the German language is full of exceptions for every rule. This book points out all of them.

For me its mind blowing to note that there are 3 independent conditions for you to decide weather or not the nominative case applies. There are 8 conditions for the accusative, 9 for the dative and 7 for the genitive. What detail.

The book is heavy in examples. Other dedicated chapters take you into the deep meaning of a lot of special phrases or communication styles.

If I listed out the table of contents it would use up the 1000 word limitation I have to write this review (or come close).

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Summary: Sehr Gut!
Review: This is THE book for mastering the nuts and bolts of the German language. It's very complex - not for beginners.