Remove all English-specific references from modules. Rewrite pronunciation instructions, grammar comparisons, reading rules, and exercises to be language-agnostic so the course works for students of any native language.
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ INTRO: Read the grammar notes on variable prepositions and pronunciation.
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Previous lessons presented prepositions which take only the indirect or only the direct object. Almost all other prepositions may take either the indirect or the direct object. The conditions that determine which object each of these latter prepositions will take are based on location vs. change of position.
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The contrast signaled by the use of the indirect vs. the direct object after these prepositions is that between location (indirect/dative) and change of position (direct/accusative). English has only a few examples of this type of contrast, which German has in profusion:
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The contrast signaled by the use of the indirect vs. the direct object after these prepositions is that between location (indirect/dative) and change of position (direct/accusative). German uses this contrast extensively:
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- {in dem Zimmer} (location)
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- {in das Zimmer} (change of position)
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@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ The contrast is also apparent in the two question words for "where?":
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- **ä**, **ö** and **ü** are always read long when followed by an h: {wählen}, {gewöhnlich}, {führen}.
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**2. Diphthongs**
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- **ei** and **ai** are read like the "i" in English time: {drei}, {Main}
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- **au** is read like the "ow" in English now: {auf}
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- **eu** and **äu** are read like the "oy" in English boy: {neu}, {Fräulein}
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- **ei** and **ai** are read as the diphthong /aɪ/ (as in {drei}): {drei}, {Main}
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- **au** is read as the diphthong /aʊ/ (as in {auf}): {auf}
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- **eu** and **äu** are read as the diphthong /ɔʏ/ (as in {neu}): {neu}, {Fräulein}
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$DIALOGUE Pronunciation Practice
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INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the words.
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