Christian Mair

English Linguistics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"English Linguistics" is a compact and easy-to-use introduction to English linguistics which- is tailored to the needs of students of English at German, Austrian and Swiss universities,- contains graded exercises to motivate students to carry out independent research, and- bridges the gap between linguistics and the literary and cultural-studies components of the typical BA in English Studies.Bachelor-wissen "English Linguistics" goes beyond the usual introduction in offering accompanying web resources which provide additional material and multi-media illustration.The new edition includes current theoretical approaches in the fields of sociolinguistics and World Englishes.

Produktdetails

• Bachelor-Wissen
• Verlag: Narr
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 18448
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 159mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9783823384489
• ISBN-10: 3823384481
• Artikelnr.: 61802386

Autorenporträt

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Mair ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Englische Linguistik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction - linguistic and other approaches to language2 Phonetics and phonology - the sounds of speech3 Morphology and word-formation - the structure of the word4 Syntax I/general principles - the structure of the clause5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar6 Semantics and lexicology - the meaning of words7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies9 A pluricentric language - standard Englishes around the world10 Dialectology - regional variation in English11 Language in the city - social and ethnic variation,multilingualism12 Language change and the history of English13 Past masters, current trends - theorising linguistics for students of English14 Linguistics and the public - language myths, language politics, language planning and language rightsGlossaryIndex