Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2013, 21(1):81-91 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aop.395

Morphological and Syntactic Characteristics of Business Correspondence in German

Věra Höppnerová
Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů (hopp@vse.cz).

The article deals with morphological and syntactic phenomena typical of business correspondence in German. The surveyed phenomena are quantified; the reasons for their frequent or less frequent presence in business correspondence and their functioning in it are examined; the results are compared with general language usage. At the same time, possible different usage in Czech is pointed out.

Keywords: morphological and syntactic phenomena, German business correspondence

Published: February 1, 2013  Show citation

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Höppnerová, V. (2013). Morphological and Syntactic Characteristics of Business Correspondence in German. Acta Oeconomica Pragensia21(1), 81-91. doi: 10.18267/j.aop.395
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