- 362 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface:how to use this book
- 1. Introduction – linguistic and other approachesto language
- 2. Phonetics and phonology – the sounds of speech
- 3. Morphology and word-formation –the structure of the word
- 4. Syntax I/general principles –the structure of the clause
- 5. Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar
- 6. Semantics and lexicology – the meaning of words
- 7. Pragmatics and discourse analysis
- 8. Applied linguistics, language teaching andtranslation studies
- 9. A pluricentric language –standard Englishes around the world
- 10. Dialectology – regional variation in English
- 11. Language in the city –social and ethnic variation, multilingualism
- 12. Language change and the history of English
- 13. Past masters, current trends –theorising linguistics for students of English
- 14. Linguistics and the public –language myths, language politics, languageplanning and language rights
- Glossary of linguistic terms
- Index