The English Language

This title offers a wide-ranging introduction to English language and linguistics, designed for undergraduates but infused with the latest research. It is written by a team of experts, in diverse fields with vast teaching experience, from the prestigious Lancaster University linguistics department. It features research-led approach, making with the latest developments in the field highly accessible for an undergraduate audience. It covers both traditional topics, such as phonology, grammar and semantics, and topics that have more recently come to prominence, such as language and power, politeness and language and politics. What is the English language like, why is it like that and what do we need to know in order to study it? This wide-ranging and research-led introductory textbook, written by experts in the field, provides students with the grounding in linguistics necessary to investigate these questions for themselves.

ISBN 140394590X   Pages 728 ISBN13 9781403945907 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Palgrave USA   Weight (grammes) 1360 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Gordonsville Format Paperback   Height (mm) 245 Publication date 23 Jul 2009   Width (mm) 187 DEWEY 420   Spine width (mm) 38 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate

		Introduction
1		Studying the English Language by Jonathan Culpeper and Paul Kerstvill and Ruth Wodak and Francis Katamba and Tony McEnery
Pt. 1		English: Structure by Katamba, Francis
2		Phonetics by Kevin Watson
3		Segmental Phonology by Francis Katamba
4		Phonology: Beyond the Segment by Francis Katamba
5		Morphology: Word Structure by Francis Katamba
6		Grammar: Words (and Phrases) by Geoffrey Leech
7		Grammar: Phrases (and Clauses) by Geoffrey Leech
8		Grammar: Clauses (and Sentences) by Geoffrey Leech
9		Text Linguistics by Paul Chilton
10		Semantics by Anna Siewierska
11		Pragmatics by Jonathan Culpeper and Gila Schauer
Pt. 2		English: History by Culpeper, Jonathan
12		Standard English and Standardization by Paul Kerswill and Jonathan Culpeper
13		The History of English Spelling by Jonathan Culpeper and Dawn Archer
14		Phonological Change by Francis Katamba and Paul Kerswill
15		Lexical Change by Sebastian Hoffmann
16		Semantic Change by Willem B. Hollmann
17		Grammatical Change by Willem B. Hollmann
Pt. 3		English Speech: Regional and Social Variation by Kerswill, Paul
18		Regional Variation in English Accents and Dialects by Kevin Watson
19		Language and Social Class by Paul Kerswill
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