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Linguistics: An Introduction

Name: Linguistics: An Introduction
ISBN: 9780567483393

William B. McGregor,

416 pages
English
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eBook - PDF

Linguistics: An Introduction

William B. McGregor,

About this book

This is the new edition of Linguistics: An Introduction. It is a bestselling introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. This reworked edition features:
-new chapters on sign languages, writing, and text and discourse
-coverage of writing in electronic media
-revised and updated chapters on languages of the world and psycholinguistics Firmly based around taught courses and catering to student needs, it addresses all the topics that a student will need in their study of language. With key terms, further reading, questions at the end of each chapter, exercises and key paragraphs in stand-out boxes, this is a firmly pedagogic text that takes difficult concepts and explains them in an easy to understand way. It features examples taken from a range of languages across the world. Global in its scope and comprehensive in its coverage, this is the textbook of choice for linguistics students. The book comes with a large Companion Website, also extensively revised and expanded. For lecturers and instructors, a comprehensive Answer Book is also available to go along with the questions throughout the chapters.

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Information

Publisher

Year

Print ISBN

eBook ISBN

Edition

Topic

Languages & Linguistics

Subtopic

Linguistics

Index

Languages & Linguistics

Chapter 

Contents

Goals 

1

Key

terms 

2

1.1

What 

is

linguistics? 

2

1.2

Fundamental 

concepts 

6

1.3

Design 

features 

of

human 

language 

12

1.4

Outline 

of

modern 

linguistics 

from 

a

historical 

perspective 

15

Summing 

up

18

Guide 

to

further 

reading 

19

Issues 

for

further 

thought 

and

exercises 

20

Notes 

21

1

Introduction

In

this 

chapter 

we

introduce 

some 

fundamental 

concepts 

of

linguistics, 

including 

the

notion 

of

the

sign

,

and

outline 

the

major 

features 

of

human 

language. 

We

also 

present 

linguistics 

as

a

science, 

and

overview 

its

main 

concerns.

Goals

The

goals 

of

the

chapter 

are

to:

M

M

present 

linguistics 

as

a

science 

and

outline 

the

main 

concerns 

of

the

discipline;

M

M

lay

out

the

main 

orientations 

of

modern 

linguistics 

and

situate 

them 

in

a

historical 

perspective;

M

M

introduce 

some 

fundamental 

concepts 

of

modern 

linguistics;

M

M

overview 

the

main 

distinguishing 

features 

(‘design 

features’) 

of

human 

languages; 

and

M

M

distinguish 

between 

three 

mediums 

of

language: 

auditory-vocal, 

visual-gestural 

and

visual-inscribed.

FC
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Maps
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Conventions Used in Examples
1. Introduction
Part I. Language: System and Structure
Part II. Language: A Human Phenomenon
Part III. Language: Uniformity and Diversity
Glossary
References
Index of Languages
Index of Names
Index

About this book

Frequently asked questions

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Table of contents