{"product_id":"das-grosse-buch-der-deutschen-sprache","title":"Das große Buch der deutschen Sprache","description":"\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/buchstaben-quartett\" style=\"margin:0px !important;\"\u003e\n  \u003cpicture\u003e\n    \u003csource media=\"(max-width: 749px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/0493\/2360\/files\/Quartett-zum-Buch-mobile.jpg\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/0493\/2360\/files\/Quartett-zum-Buch-desktop.jpg\" alt=\"Launch gift: Letter Quartet worth €12 free with the book.\" loading=\"eager\"\u003e\u003c\/picture\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#e41644;padding:0px; margin:0px;\"\u003eTo celebrate the launch, we’re giving the first 100 orders the Letter Quartet worth €12 – it’s added to your cart automatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e \nThe Big Book of the German Language comprises 32 individual chapters, divided into 10 topic areas:\nTypically German, German ≠ German, German in Transition, Spelling Correctly, Sounds and Letters, Vocabularies, The Blueprint of Language, Foreign Words, Language and Society, Language and Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"floattext\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Language, Many Voices\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does German sound like? The astonishing diversity of German – from Swiss German to everyday Berlin dialect, from the eszett to sign language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cimg alt=\"One Language, Many Voices\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/0493\/2360\/files\/50007-DE-12-Das-grosse-Buch-der-deutschen-Sprache.jpg\" class=\"floatpic\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"floattext\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Sound to Written Word\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do we actually write the way we do? How did spoken language become writing? Sounds, letters, spelling rules, and their surprising history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cimg alt=\"From Sound to Written Word\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/0493\/2360\/files\/50007-DE-13-Das-grosse-Buch-der-deutschen-Sprache.jpg\" class=\"floatpic\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"floattext\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVocabulary and Word Games\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind every word lies a story. Where does the sandwich come from? How do new words come into being? Curious origin stories, idioms, word games, and astonishing discoveries.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cimg alt=\"Vocabulary and Word Games\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/0493\/2360\/files\/50007-DE-14-Das-grosse-Buch-der-deutschen-Sprache.jpg\" class=\"floatpic\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"floattext\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Blueprint of the German Language\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDer, die, or das? One plural form or two at once? And why can German sentences be built with such astonishing flexibility? Rules and quirks that hold language together.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cimg alt=\"The Blueprint of the German Language\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/0493\/2360\/files\/50007-DE-15-Das-grosse-Buch-der-deutschen-Sprache.jpg\" class=\"floatpic\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"floattext\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLanguage, Society, and Literature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage describes the world and helps shape it. 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