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Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Kristin Denham, ISBN-13: 978-1111344382
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- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 2nd edition (January 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- 576 pages
- ISBN-10: 1111344388
- ISBN-13: 978-1111344382
LINGUISTICS FOR EVERYONE: AN INTRODUCTION, Second Edition, connects the study of linguistics to the language you use every day. The text is very user-friendly: casual writing style, logical presentation of material, balance of theoretical and practical, entertaining information, and lots of ideas and activities to put what you learn to use right away. The first chapter gives you the basics such as how to define language, new ways to look at grammar, your innate knowledge about language. Later chapters address core linguistics areas in depth (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics). Many innovative and varied activities help you review and practice the content and apply the knowledge immediately. Special features throughout the book demystify common curiosities about how language works.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch 1: What is Language and How Do We Study it?
Key Concepts
What is Language?
Human Language and Animal Communication
What is Grammar?
The Scientific Study of Language
Linguistics Today
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 2: The Human Capacity for Language
Key Concepts
Our Capacity to Acquire Language
Second Language Acquisition
Two Native Languages: Bilingualism
Our Capacity to Create Language
Language and the Brain
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 3: Phonetics: Describing Sounds
Key Concepts
Sounds and Symbols
Phonemes
Consonants
Vowels
Phonemes and Allophones
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 4: Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language
Key Concepts
Phonemes and Allophones
Assimilation Rules
Dissimilation Rules
Insertion Rules
Deletion Rules
Fronting Rules
Exchange Rules
Multiple-Rule Processes
Suprasegmentals
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 5: Morphology: Words and Their Parts
Key Concepts
Morphemes and Meaning
Word Classes
Derivational Affixation
Affixation and Our Mental Lexicon
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 6: Morphological Typology and Word Formation
Key Concepts
Morphological Typology
The Morphology of Other Languages
Word Formation Processes
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 7: Syntax: Heads and Phrases
Key Concepts
Nouns and Noun Phrases
Verbs and Verb Phrases
Adjectives and Adjective Phrases
Adverbs and Adverb Phrases
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Summary of Phrase Structure Rules
More Clauses
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 8: Syntax: Phrase Structure and Syntactic Rules
Key Concepts
Hierarchical Structure and Ambiguity
Silent Syntax
Evidence for Phrases and Clauses
Movement and Deletion
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 9: Semantics: Making Meaning with Words
Key Concepts
Making Meaning
Lexical Semantics
Meaning Relationships: The Nyms
Meaning Change: Semantic Shift
Making New Meanings: Figurative Language
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 10: Semantics and Pragmatics: Making Meaning with Sentences
Key Concepts
Sentence Semantics: The Linguistic Meaning of Sentences
Pragmatics: How Context Shapes Meaning
Language and Thought
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 11: The Early Story of English
Key Concepts
Finding Families: The Comparative Method
English Emerges in the British Isles
English Meets French: Middle English
English Established
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 12: English Goes Global
Key Concepts
What is a Dialect?
The Origins of American English
American Regional Dialects
Ethnic Dialects
Social Dialects
English Keeps Traveling
Language Variation and Language Discrimination
The Future of English Dialects
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 13: Representing Language: The Written Word
Key Concepts
A Brief History of Writing
The Development of English Spelling
The Development of English Punctuation
Writing Rules, Standardization, and Authority
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Ch 14: The Life Cycle of Language
Key Concepts
Language Origins
Language Genesis
Language Shift
Language Revitalization
Summary
Sources and Resources
Review, Practice, and Explore
Credits
Bibliography
Glossary
Index of Languages
Index
Kristin Denham is an associate professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham; she earned a Ph.D. at the University of Washington. She and Anne Lobeck teach linguistics in the English Department and Linguistics Program at Western Washington University. They are editors of LANGUAGE IN THE SCHOOLS: INTEGRATING LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE INTO K-12 TEACHING (Erlbaum, 2005) and LINGUISTICS AT SCHOOL: LANGUAGE AWARENESS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (forthcoming from Cambridge University Press). Both authors are active in research, publishing, and professional associations as well as in teaching and advising students.
Anne Lobeck is a professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham; she earned a Ph.D. at the University of Washington. She and Kristin Denham teach linguistics in the English Department and Linguistics Program at Western Washington University. They are editors of LANGUAGE IN THE SCHOOLS: INTEGRATING LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE INTO K-12 TEACHING (Erlbaum, 2005) and LINGUISTICS AT SCHOOL: LANGUAGE AWARENESS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (forthcoming from Cambridge University Press). Lobeck is also the author of DISCOVERING GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH SENTENCE STRUCTURE (Oxford University Press, 2000). Both authors are active in research, publishing, and professional associations as well as in teaching and advising students and service.
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