Introduction to English linguistics / by Ingo Plag ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plag, Ingo.

Series:

Mouton textbook.

Mouton textbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language.

Linguistics.

English language--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

2nd rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton De Gruyter, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. Introduction to English Linguistics 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and notational conventions

Introduction: what this book is about and how it can be used

Chapter 1. The sounds: phonetics

Chapter 2. The sound system: phonology

Chapter 3. The structure of words: morphology

Chapter 4. The structure of sentences: syntax

Chapter 5. The meaning of words and sentences: semantics

Chapter 6. Studying language in use: pragmatics

Chapter 7. Extensions and applications: historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613398451

9781283398459

1283398451

9783110215502

3110215500

OCLC:

753480599