Description
Includes a general introduction which looks at the place of German in the Germanic languages, and a brief survey of the emergence of standard New High German through the many scribal systems of Old High German and Middle High German courtly language.
![Historical German syntax ([Oxford history of the German language])](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-jo8zgdp0jo/images/stencil/500x659/products/175313/13581/image_file__37414.1740351683.jpg?c=1 "Historical German syntax ([Oxford history of the German language])")
