Linguistics for Non-Linguists

A Primer with Exercises

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Linguistics for Non-Linguists is a highly readable introductory text that presents students with the basic elements of linguistics in a clear and concise style that any beginner will understand.

This newly revised edition continues to expand on the success of earlier editions, taking a subject that is generally considered quite complicated and making it accessible to virtually anyone who requires a basic understanding of linguistics. The authors illustrate major concepts in an easy-to-read style, giving students and specialists in language-related fields an introduction to the essential principles and methods of linguistic theory. Non-linguistics majors will also find this book user-friendly, with a wealth of exercises and references interspersed throughout to help reinforce concepts.

Specialists in language-related fields, including Speech-Language Pathology, Experimental Phonetics, Communication, Education, Psychology, and English as a Second Language, will find this text a must-have reference for all courses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-05-21
Mått:191 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:630 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Upplaga:5
Förlag:Pearson Education
ISBN:9780137152049

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Innehållsförteckning

NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Summary, Supplementary Readings, Supplementary Exercises, and Exploratory Exercises. 1. Introduction 2. Pragmatics Implicature Conversational Maxims Speech Acts A Taxonomy of Illocutionary ActsFelicity ConditionsExplicit Versus Nonexplicit Illocutionary ActsDirect Versus Indirect Illocutionary ActsExpressed Versus Implied Locutionary ActsLiteral Versus Nonliteral Locutionary ActsOverview of Speech Act Theory 3. Semantics BackgroundSenseReferenceTruth4. Syntax CategoriesLeft-to-Right OrderingConstituent StructureX-Bar SyntaxTransformations MovementConstraints on Movement 5. Morphology MorphemesLexical and Grammatical MorphemesFree and Bound MorphemesInflectional and Derivational Morphemes Inflectional AffixesDerivational AffixesDifferences Between Types of Affixes Word-Formation Processes6. Phonology Vocal TractSegmentsPhonemic Alphabet VowelsConsonants Levels of RepresentationPhonological Rules AspirationVowel LengtheningVowel NasalizationFlappingRule Ordering 7. Language Processing Sentence-Level Phenomena in Language Processing Resolving Syntactic AmbiguityResolving Ambiguous Pronoun ReferenceUnderstanding Negative SentencesProcessing Passive SentencesProcessing Complex SentencesProcessing Heavy NPs Discourse-Level Phenomena in Language Processing ReadabilitySchemata and ScriptsCohesionThematic RolesThe Given-New ContractReading Between the Lines 8. Language Variation Language Universals, Languages, Dialects, and IdiolectsRegional Variation Regional Lexical VariationRegional Phonological Variation Social Variation Nonstandard Phonological VariationNonstandard Morphological VariationNonstandard Syntactic Variation Language and Gender Gender as a Social VariableGender Patterns Within Standard English Stylistic Variation Stylistic Lexical VariationStylistic Phonological VariationStylistic Morphological VariationStylistic Syntactic Variation 9. Language Change BackgroundSemantic ChangeSyntactic Change Word Order TypologyRule Change Morphological ChangePhonological ChangeCauses of Change10. First-Language Acquisition Prelinguistic StagesLinguistic Stages Acquisition of PhonologyAcquisition of MorphologyAcquisition of SyntaxAcquisition of Semantics Issues in Language Acquisition Nativism and EmpiricismLanguage-Specific and General Cognitive CapacitiesChomsky’s Position 11. Second-Language Acquisition Issues in Second-Language Acquisition Interlanguage TheoryLanguage TransferOther Linguistic Factors Patterns in Second-Language Acquisition PhonologyMorphologySyntaxSemantics Nonlinguistic Influences on Second-Language Acquisition12. Written Language Writing Systems The English Spelling System Reasons for Inconsistency in English SpellingEnglish Spelling and Morphophonemics Analyzing Errors in Written English Phonology and SpellingMorphology and Writing 13. The Neurology of Language Anatomy of the Nervous System LobesConvolutions and FissuresBroca’s AreaWernicke’s AreaSupplementary Motor Cortex Hemispherical Specialization Left-Hemisphere Dominance for LanguageLeft Brain Versus Right BrainHandedness AphasiaReferences Glossary Answers to Selected Exercises Author Index Subject Index