This popular introductory linguistics text is unique for its integration of themes.
Rather than treat morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics as completely separate
fields, the book shows how they interact. It provides a sound introduction to linguistic methodology
while encouraging students to consider why people are intrinsically interested in language--the
ultimate puzzle of the human mind.
The text first treats such structural and
interpretive parts of language as morphology, phonology, syntax, and semantics, then takes a
cognitive perspective and covers such topics as pragmatics, psychology of language, language
acquisition, and language and the brain. For this sixth edition, all chapters have been revised. New
material includes updated examples, new special topics sections, and new discussions of the
minimalist program, semantic minimalism, human genetic relationships and historical relationships
among languages, Gricean theories, experimental pragmatics, and language acquisition.
The organization of the book gives instructors flexibility in designing their
courses. Chapters have numerous subsections with core material presented first and additional
material following as special topics. The accompanying workbook supplements the text with exercises
drawn from a variety of languages. The goal is to teach basic conceptual foundations of linguistics
and the methods of argumentation, justification, and hypothesis testing within the field. By
presenting the most fundamental linguistics concepts in detail, the text allows students to get a
feeling for how real work in different areas of linguistics is done.
The hardcover
edition does not include a dust jacket.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Interest Age: From 18 years
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
88 s/w Abbildungen
88 b&w illus.
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 0 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-262-01375-8 (9780262013758)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The late Adrian Akmajian was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona.
Richard A. Demers is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona.
Ann K. Farmer is an Information Engineer at Google.
The late Robert M. Harnish was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Arizona.