Mair English Linguistics

An Introduction
3. aktualisierte Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-8233-7956-0
Verlag: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, 274 Seiten

Reihe: 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.

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Mair ist Inhaber eines Lehrstuhls für Englische Linguistik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mair, Christian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Impressum;5
3;Contents;6
4;Preface: how to use this book;10
5;I Introduction – linguistic and other approaches to language;12
5.1;1.1 Orientation;12
5.2;1.2 Demonstration/discussion;19
5.3;1.3 Problems and challenges;24
5.4;1.4 Practice;28
6;2 Phonetics and phonology – the sounds of speech;32
6.1;2.1 Orientation;32
6.2;2.2 Demonstration/discussion;41
6.3;2.3 Problems and challenges;45
6.4;2.4 Practice;48
7;3 Morphology and word-formation – the structure of the word;50
7.1;3.1 Orientation;50
7.2;3.2 Demonstration/discussion:The major word formation strategies of present-day English;55
7.3;3.3 Problems and challenges;61
7.4;3.4 Practice;65
8;4 Syntax I/general principles – the structure of the clause;68
8.1;4.1 Orientation;68
8.2;4.2 Demonstration/discussion;74
8.3;4.3 Problems and challenges;79
8.4;4.4 Practice;82
9;5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar;84
9.1;5.1 Orientation;84
9.2;5.2 Demonstration/discussion;90
9.3;5.3 Problems and challenges;92
9.4;5.4 Practice;96
10;6 Semantics and lexicology – the meaning of words;100
10.1;6.1 Orientation;100
10.2;6.2 Demonstration/discussion;105
10.3;6.3 Problems and challenges;110
10.4;6.4 Practice;115
11;7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis;120
11.1;7.1 Orientation;120
11.2;7.2 Demonstration/discussion;130
11.3;7.3 Problems and challenges;132
11.4;7.4 Practice;136
12;8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies;138
12.1;8.1 Orientation;138
12.2;8.2 Demonstration/discussion;139
12.3;8.3 Problems and challenges;145
12.4;8.4 Practice;149
13;9 A pluricentric language –standard Englishes around the world;152
13.1;9.1 Orientation;152
13.2;9.2 Demonstration/discussion;156
13.3;9.3 Problems and challenges;162
13.4;9.4 Practice;168
14;10 Dialectology – regional variation in English;170
14.1;10.1 Orientation;170
14.2;10.2 Demonstration/discussion;171
14.3;10.3 Problems and challenges;176
14.4;10.4 Practice;178
15;11 Language in the city –social and ethnic variation, multilingualism;182
15.1;11.1 Orientation;182
15.2;11.2 Demonstration/discussion;183
15.3;11.3 Problems and challenges;187
15.4;11.4 Practice;194
16;12 Language change and the history of English;198
16.1;12.1 Orientation;198
16.2;12.2 Demonstration/discussion;206
16.3;12.3 Problems and challenges;210
16.4;12.4 Practice;214
17;13 Past masters, current trends – theorising linguistics for students of English;218
17.1;13.1 Orientation;218
17.2;13.2 Demonstration/discussion;219
17.3;13.3 Problems and challenges;228
17.4;13.4 Practice;231
18;14 Linguistics and the public – language myths, language politics, language planning and language rights;234
18.1;14.1 Orientation;234
18.2;14.2 Demonstration/discussion;238
18.3;Problems and challenges;240
18.4;14.3 Problems and challenges;240
18.5;14.4 Practice;248
19;Glossary of linguistic terms;252
20;Index;270