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This practice-oriented introduction to English linguistics impresses with easy-to-understand explanations, numerous examples, illustrations and exercises with solutions. This makes it an excellent basis for introductory courses as well as for self-study and exam preparation. For the fifth edition, the text, the exercises and the references have been revised and updated while maintaining the structure and taking into account recent developments in linguistics.
List of contents
PrefacesVIII1 Introduction11.1 What is Linguistics21.2 Branches of Linguistics21.3 Central Concepts of Linguistics41.4 Bibliography92 A Brief History of English112.1 The Linguistic History of English122.1.1 Old English (c450 - c1150132.1.2 Middle English (c1150 - c1500202.1.3 Early Modern English (c1500 - c1700)242.1.4 Modern English (c1700 - present) 282.2 English Around the World302.3 English in the 21st Century342.4 Exercises362.5 Bibliography373 Phonetics and Phonology393.1 Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds403.1.1 Speech Sound Production413.1.2 Description and Classification of Consonants and Vowels. 433.1.3 Phonetic Transcription503.2 Phonology: The Function and Patterning of Sounds583.2.1 Segmental Phonology593.2.2 Suprasegmental Phonology643.2.3 Connected Speech683.3 Exercises703.4 Bibliography734 Morphology754.1 Morphology and Grammar764.2 Morphemes and Allomorphs854.3 Morphological Processes864.3.1 Inflection864.3.2 Word Formation884.4 Exercises954.5 Bibliography975 Syntax995.1 Syntactic Categories1005.2 Sentence Types1035.3 Building Sentences1045.4 Characteristic Phrase Structures and . Clause Structures of English1135.5 Grammatical Rules and Grammaticality1205.6 Exercises1235.7 Bibliography1246 Semantics1276.1 The Study of Meaning1286.2 Lexical Semantics1286.2.1 Meaning Relations Among Words1296.2.2 Word Meaning1356.2.3 Conceptualisation and Categorisation1386.3 Sentence Meaning1416.3.1 Meaning Relations Among Sentences1416.3.2 Sentence Interpretations1446.4 Exercises1486.5 Bibliography1497 Pragmatics1517.1 What Does Pragmatics Do1527.2 Deixis1537.2.1 Person Deixis1547.2.2 Place Deixis1567.2.3 Time Deixis1577.3 The Cooperative Principle1587.4 Speech Acts1607.5 Conversation Analysis1647.6 Exercises1667.7 Bibliography1698 Sociolinguistics1718.1 The Subject Matter1728.2 Language Variation1738.2.1 Geographical Differentiation of Language1788.2.2 Social Differentiation of Language1818.3 Language and Gender1858.4 Exercises1938.5 Bibliography1949 Appendix1979.1 Answers1979.2 Index211
About the author
Markus Bieswanger ist Professor für Englische Sprachwissenschaft an der Universität Bayreuth.Annette Becker ist Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Bildungsforschung in der School of Education der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal.
Summary
This practice-oriented introduction to English linguistics impresses with easy-to-understand explanations, numerous examples, illustrations and exercises with solutions. This makes it an excellent basis for introductory courses as well as for self-study and exam preparation. For the fifth edition, the text, the exercises and the references have been revised and updated while maintaining the structure and taking into account recent developments in linguistics.
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Aus: KULT_online - Rogatcheva, Svetlomira - 12/2007
[...] "Introduction to English Linguistics" is without doubt a well-written and useful introductory work, which is perfectly accessible for students at an undergraduate level. The real value of this textbook lies in its clarity, visual appeal and general student-friendliness.
