Katrin Kohl Books

Aimed at those with rusty German, this language course is designed to satisfy the immediate needs of anyone paying a business visit to Germany. The language and situations are specifically tailored to the business market, and are appropriate for self-study as well as classroom use. The topics include giving a short presentation on a company and its products, discussing simple associated problems, background information on Germany (such as social customs and the business scene in general), visiting firms, talking about one's job and responsibilities, and company details such as size, location and recent achievements.

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- A Note on References and Quotations -- Introduction -- I. The Early Hymns in Klopstock’s Theoretical Writings -- II. The Context and Origins of Klopstock’s Early Hymns -- III. An Analysis of Klopstock’s Early Hymns -- IV. A New Subject and First Revisions -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

This innovative and lavishly illustrated collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on adventurous journeys through the translation of texts. From papyrus fragments to Asterix cartoons, it explores how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation.

It might seem as if globalization is making the whole world speak English. But spend time in any major city and you are likely to encounter a cornucopia of languages. Even monolingual people have different ways of speaking to their bosses or teachers, their intimate friends or their pets. And if you live in India or Nigeria, you might use five different languages during a typical day. Katrin Kohl makes a passionate case for why we must embrace languages in all their diversity. When you study a language, you open a unique doorway into the world, immerse yourself in a different way of seeing, and discover new ways of communicating with people from different cultures on their terms. Kohl argues that language diversity is of vital importance to human societies, sustaining the complexity of human nature, culture and technology. We should care about preserving it as much as we care about preserving the diversity of our biological world.