Sinterklaas, Cinderella and Sauerkraut…
04/06/2014
With the academic year 2013-14 drawing to a close, DAAD-Lektor Sascha Stollhans looks back at some of the events held in the German Department over the past twelve months… The German Department offers various opportunities for students to practise their German and get insights into German culture outside the classroom. There is a wide range …
A Most Curious Case: The Trials and Tribulations of the Genitive in Dutch and German
03/01/2014
In the 19th century, the Dutch genitive case was referred to as the ‘holy case’ by the poet and novelist Jacob van Lennep (1802-1868) because, like certain sacred names in Judaism, it was written but not spoken. By this, he meant that the genitive occurred still in careful written language but that it had all …
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