Contemporary Linguistics

Contemporary Linguistics can be used from first year through to final year as a main text for students taking degree courses in linguistics, English language and cognitive science and by MA students on TEFL courses. It is also highly suitable for students taking language options in media and cultural studies, modern language, psychology and philosophy, as well as for speech therapy courses. Contemporary Linguistics : An introduction is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. The book covers not only how language is structured, but also how it functions both socially and culturally, and how it is acquired and processed by speakers. It will prepare students to go on to more advanced work and, at the same time, will serve as a basic reference that students can continue to consult throughout their studies. The text explores all the core areas of linguistics as well as numerous interdisciplinary and related areas. * Core topics covered include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, the genetic and typological classification of the languages of the world, and historical linguistics. * Interdisciplinary areas discussed include language and the brain, psycholinguistics - the study of language processing, first and second language acquisition, language in social contexts and the fast-growing area of computational linguistics. * Related areas explored include writing systems and animal communication.

ISBN 0582246911   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780582246911 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1482 Publisher Pearson Education Limited   Published in Harlow Imprint Longman   Series editor Leech, Geoffrey, Short, Mick Format Paperback   Series title Learning About Language Publication date 18 Apr 1997   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress P121.C5854   Width (mm) 189 DEWEY 410   Spine width (mm) 43 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 776

		Dedication
		Epigraph
		Series list
		Acknowledgements
		Preface
		Preface to the original edition published by Copp Clark Pitman Ltd, Canada
		List of technical abbreviations
1		Language: a preview by William O'Grady and Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba		1
2		Phonetics: the sounds of language by Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba		18
3		Phonology: the function and patterning of sounds by Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba		68
4		Morphology: the analysis of word structure by William O'Grady and Videa P. De Guzman		132
5		Syntax: the analysis of sentence structure by William O'Grady		181
6		Interfaces by Michael Dobrovolsky and William O'Grady and Francis Katamba		245
7		Semantics: the analysis of meaning by William O'Grady		268
8		Historical linguistics: the study of language change by Robert W. Murray		313
9		The classification of languages by Aleksandra Steinbergs		372
10		Brain and language by Gary Libben		416
11		Psycholinguistics: the study of language processing by Gary Libben		438
12		Language acquisition: the emergence of a grammar by Sook Whan Cho and William O'Grady		464
13		Second language acquisition by John Archibald		503
14		Language in social contexts by Ronald H. Southerland and Francis Katamba		540
15		Writing and language by Michael Dobrovolsky and William O'Grady		591
16		Animal communication by Michael Dobrovolsky		625
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"The material is set out in a highly structured, modular, form so is easy to use as a student's reference book as well as an introduction to linguistics, ranging from simple definitions to advanced conceptualisations." Language Today

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