English Linguistics - An Introduction

bachelor-wissen "English Linguistics" is a compact and easy-to-use introduction to English linguistics which- is tailored to the needs of students of English at German, Austrian and Swiss universities- contains graded exercises to motivate students to carry out independent research, and- bridges the gap between linguistics and the literary and cultural-studies components of the typical BA in English Studies.Bachelor-wissen "English Linguistics" goes beyond the usual introduction in offering accompanying web resources which provide additional material and multi-media illustration.

List of contents

1 Introduction - linguistic and other approaches to language2 Phonetics and phonology - the sounds of speech3 Morphology and word-formation - the structure of the word4 Syntax I/general principles - the structure of the clause5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar6 Semantics and lexicology - the meaning of words7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies9 A pluricentric language - standard Englishes around the world10 Dialectology - regional variation in English11 Language in the city - social and ethnic variation,multilingualism12 Language change and the history of English13 Past masters, current trends - theorising linguistics for students of English14 Linguistics and the public - language myths, language politics, language planning and language rightsGlossaryIndex

About the author

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Mair ist Inhaber eines Lehrstuhls für Englische Linguistik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.

Product details

• Authors: Christian Mair, Christian (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.) Mair
• Publisher: Narr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9783823369561
• ISBN: 978-3-8233-6956-1
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 231 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 493 g
• Series: Bachelor-Wissen; bachelor-wissen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Literaturwissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, Englisch, für die Hochschulausbildung, Anglistik / Sprachwissenschaft