A concise introduction to linguistics

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A concise introduction to linguistics

Bruce M. Rowe, Diane P. Levine

Pearson A and B, c2009

2nd ed

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PUB: Pearson Allyn and Bacon

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明・目次

内容説明

This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology and reveals the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant. Its workbook format contains well-constructed exercises in every chapter that allow students to practice key concepts.

目次

Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication The Nature of Communication Nonhuman and Human Communication Compared Chimpanzees and Gorillas in Controlled Environments Skepticism over Ape Language Studies Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Questions Chapter 2 The Phonological Component: Phonetics Articulatory Phonetics Consonants and Vowels Syllables and Syllabic Consonants Suprasegmentals Connected Speech Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 3 The Phonological Component: Phonology The Phoneme and the Concept of Significant Differences in Sounds Distinctive Feature Analysis Phonological Processes The Continuous and Complex Nature of Speech, Revised Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 4 The Morphological Component The Morpheme Morphological Typology How New Words Are Formed Lexical Categories Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 5 Syntax Syntactic Construction Grammaticality Judgments and Ambiguity The Constituent Structure of Sentences Phrase Structure Rules Transformational Rules Optional and Obligatory Transformations Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts Chapter 6 Semantics and Pragmatics The Meaning of Words: Lexical Semantics The -Nyms Other Kinds of Meaning: Structural Semantics Pragmatics Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts Fieldwork Project Chapter 7 Semantics and Linguistic Anthropology Regional Dialects African American English Hispanic English Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles Situational Dialects or Registers Gender and Language Linguistic Anthropology Language and Nationalism Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts Chapter 8 Language Acquisition Language and the Brain Ideas about Language Acquisition How Do Children Acquire the Components of Language? Language Socialization: Three Examples The Acquisition of Sign Language Bilingualism Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts Chapter 9 Sign Language The Nature of Sign Language What Is ASL? Nicaraguan Sign Language: The Birth of a New Language Social Dimensions of Sign Language Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 10 Writing Systems Writing Is Secondary to Speech and Sign Language Types of Writing Systems The History of Writing The Printing Press A Few Words about Computers Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 11 Nonverbal Communication What Does "Nonverbal" Mean? Kinesic Behavior Affect Displays The Eyes Have It Physical Appearance Touching (Tactile) Behavior Paralanguage Proxemics The Physical Environment "How-To" Books: A Word of Caution Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 12 Historical Linguistics The Relationships between Languages Types of Language Change How Long Does It Take a Language to Change? Disappearing, Reappearing, and Emerging Languages The Spread of Englishes New Jargons Summary Suggested Reading Suggested Websites Review of Terms and Concepts Appendix A: Answers to Reviews of Terms and Concepts Appendix B: Answers to Selected Exercises Appendix C: Fieldwork Exercises Glossary Index

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  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA88741711
  • ISBN
    • 9780205635924
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Boston ; New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xi, 418 p.
  • 大きさ
    28 cm
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