Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and CommunicationThis popular introductory linguistics text is unique in the way various themes are integrated throughout the book. One primary theme is the question, How is a speaker's communicative intent recognized? Rather than treat phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics as completely separate fields, the text shows how they interact in principled ways. Similarly, language variation and acquisition are informed by results in these fields. The text provides a sound introduction to linguistic methodology while also revealing why people are intrinsically interested in language -- the ultimate puzzle of the human mind. The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised. Revisions include, but are not limited to, the addition of selected readings sections, updated examples, new discussion on the creative nature of neologisms, and the use of IPA as the primary transcription system throughout. This edition also includes an account of the patterns of occurrence of reduced vowels in English. An understanding of these patterns enables the reader to write a phonemic transcription of any English word. |
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... Concepts 11 2.2 Complex Words and Morphemes 16 2.3 Neologisms : How Are New Words Created ? 23 2.4 Inflectional versus Derivational Morphology 42 2.5 Problematic Aspects of Morphological Analysis 2.6 Special Topics 49 46 The Meaning of ...
... Concepts 149 5.2 An Informal Theory of Syntax 156 5.3 A More Formal Account of Syntactic Theory 5.4 Special Topics 211 Wh - Questions 211 Sentence Structure and Anaphora 213 X - Bar Theory 215 Chapter 6 227 227 Semantics : The Study of ...
... Concepts 315 8.2 The Reconstruction of Indo - European , the Nature of Language Change , and Language Families of the World 319 8.3 The Linguistic History of English 339 PART II COMMUNICATION AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE 355 INTRODUCTION 357 ...
... Concepts 477 11.2 Is There a " Language Acquisition Device " ? 490 11.3 Is the Human Linguistic Capacity Unique ? Children and Primates Compared 506 11.4 Special Topic 516 Principles and Parameters 516 Chapter 12 Language and the Brain ...
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Contents
Chapter | 7 |
The Study of the Structure of Words | 11 |
More on Compounds | 50 |
Chapter 3 | 65 |
Contractions in Casual Spoken English | 100 |
Chapter 5 | 149 |
Sentence Structure and Anaphora | 213 |
Chapter 6 | 227 |
INTRODUCTION | 357 |
Speech Acts | 394 |
Chapter 10 | 417 |
The McGurk Effect | 454 |
Chapter 11 | 477 |
Compared | 506 |
Chapter 12 | 527 |
EventRelated Potentials | 550 |
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Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication Adrian Akmajian No preview available - 2001 |