The handbook of English linguistics / edited by Bas Aarts and April McMahon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aarts, Bas, 1961-

McMahon, April M. S.

Series:

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics.

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied linguistics.

English language--20th century.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (826 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Blackwell, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection of articles written by leading specialists on all core areas of English linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account of research in the field. Brings together articles from the core areas of English linguistics, including syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, as well as variation, discourse, stylistics and usageWritten by specialists from around the worldProvides an introduction to a key area of English Linguistics and includes a discussion of the most recent theoretical and descriptive research, as well as

Contents:

The Handbook of English Linguistics; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; Part I Methodology; 2 Description and Theory; 3 English Corpus Linguistics; 4 English Grammar Writing; 5 Data Collection; Part II Syntax; 6 English Word Classes and Phrases; 7 Verbs and Their Satellites; 8 Clause Types; 9 Coordination and Subordination; 10 Tense in English; 11 Aspect and Aspectuality; 12 Mood and Modality in English; 13 Information Structure; 14 Current Changes in English Syntax; 15 English Constructions; Part III Phonetics and Phonology; 16 English Phonetics

17 English Phonology and Morphology18 Prosodic Phonology; 19 Intonation; Part IV Lexis and Morphology; 20 English Words; 21 Compounds and Minor Word-formation Types; 22 English Inflection and Derivation; 23 Productivity; 24 Lexical Semantics; 25 Lexicography; Part V Variation, Discourse, Stylistics, and Usage; 26 Syntactic Variation in English: A Global Perspective; 27 Phonological Variation: A Global Perspective; 28 Spoken and Written English; 29 The Grammar of Conversation; 30 Gender and the English Language; 31 Language and Literature: Stylistics

32 English Usage: Prescription and DescriptionSubject and Key Names Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-85092-2

1-78034-182-2

9786610850921

0-470-79759-2

1-4051-6425-5

0-470-75300-5

1-4051-7840-X

OCLC:

212123190