Essential Introductory Linguistics
Grover Hudson(Author)
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 9. April 1999
Book
Hardback
552 pages
978-0-631-20303-2 (ISBN)
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Description
This is a new kind of textbook for courses in introductory linguistics. It makes clear what is important or essential, and omits what is not. It is strictly selective, highly structured, focused, to-the-point and informative. It presents material in a way that mirrors the structure of a typical semester of teaching, and integrates many exercises into the text. In doing this it meets the need of the busy student who wants the text book to get straight to the point; and it suits the instructor looking for a textbook which not only identifies key material, but integrates it with numerous exercises, engaging the student in active learning. The book organises, develops, integrates, and practices topics more thoroughly than other textbooks. Chapters are short, each corresponding, generally, to two typical class periods. They are organised in a very clear way, with numbered and labelled sections. They present information in lists and provide generous illustrative material. Each chapter concludes with an outline, a list of new concepts and terms, and with a set of short, often objective, exercises. Thus the book will serve both as a study guide and as a textbook for beginning students.
Essential Introductory Linguistics is supported by an instructor's manual.
Essential Introductory Linguistics is supported by an instructor's manual.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
1142 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-20303-2 (9780631203032)
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Content
List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Signs and Sign Systems. 2. Phonetics. 3. Phones and Phonemes. 4. Morphemes. 5. The Lexicon and Morphological Rules. 6. Sentences and Syntax. 7. Phrase Structure Rules. 8. Child Language Learning. 9. Explanations of Child Language Learning. 10. Language and the Brain. 11. Adult Language Learning. 12. Animal Languages? 13. Phonological Rules. 14. Phonological Features. 15. Six Ways to Get New Words. 16. Seven More Ways to Get New Words. 17. Sentence Meaning. 18. Sentence Form. 19. Pragmatics: Inferring Meaning in Context. 20. The Unity of Languages. 21. The Basic History of Writing. 22. The Ecology of Writing. 23. Three Characteristics of Language Change. 24. Eight Causes of Language Change. 25. Language Families. 26. Dialects and Other Sociolects. 27. Register. 28. The History of Linguistics. References. Index.