Plag / Braun / Lappe Introduction to English Linguistics

2. revidierte ed
ISBN: 978-3-11-021550-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 263 Seiten, Gewicht: 10 g

Reihe: Mouton Textbook

This successful textbook introduces beginning university students of English to the study of English linguistics. Now updated and expanded, the second edition features a more detailed discussion of the differences between British and North American English, and explains the differences in the two traditions of phonetic transcription.

The major difference between this book and its potential competitors lies in its hands-on didactic orientation, with a strong focus on linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are approached from a strictly empirical perspective: given a certain set of data to be accounted for, theoretical and methodological problems must be solved in order to analyze and understand the data properly. The book is not written in the perspective of a particular theoretical framework and draws on insights from various research traditions. concentrates on gaining expertise and analytical skills in the traditional core areas of linguistics, i.e. phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. The final chapter on "Extensions and applications" widens the perspective to other areas of linguistic research, such as historical, socio- and psycholinguistics. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises and suggestions for further reading. A glossary and an index facilitate access to terms and topics.

Zielgruppe

Students of English and their Linguistics Instructors at Universi

Autoren/Hrsg.

Plag, Ingo

Braun, Maria

Lappe, Sabine

Schramm, Mareile

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Table of Contents;3
3;Abbreviations and notational conventions;6
4;Introduction: what this book is about and how it can be used;7
5;Chapter 1.The sounds: phonetics;9
6;Chapter 2. The sound system: phonology;37
7;Chapter 3. The structure of words: morphology;78
8;Chapter 4. The structure of sentences: syntax;119
9;Chapter 5. The meaning of words and sentences: semantics;148
10;Chapter 6. Studying language in use: pragmatics;184
11;Chapter 7. Extensions and applications: historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics;218
12;Backmatter;239

Über Autor(innen)

Ingo Plag, Maria Braun, Sabine Lappe, and Mareile Schramm, University of Siegen, Germany.