Der Die Das

the Secrets of German Gender

Constantin Vayenas

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German

Constantin Vayenas
16 November 2017

Language Teaching (non-ELT); Languages & ESL; German - Grammar; German - Languages

The challenge that English-language speakers face if they want to speak German well, is to accurately map German nouns to one of three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine or neuter. Native German speakers acquire their knowledge of the grammatical gender of German nouns from early on. They are not given formal instruction at school about matching nouns to their correct gender, and the topic is not covered in standard German grammar books. For the same reason, native speakers who give German language lessons to foreigners do not teach their students how to match nouns to their gender: One cannot teach what one has not been taught.

This book fills that gap in that it explains, in plain English, the principles that map German nouns to a specific gender. This allows foreign students of German to unlock the gender of entire categories of nouns, thereby enabling students to speak German more confidently.

By: Constantin Vayenas
Imprint: Constantin Vayenas
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9783952481004
ISBN 10: 3952481009
Pages: 148
Publication Date: 16 November 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Constantin Vayenas has applied a computer analysis to map patterns between German nouns and their gender. Combined with his knowledge of Greek and Latin, he unlocks the principles governing the allocation of gender to German nouns.