Christian Mair

English Linguistics (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

bachelor-wissen "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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Narr Francke Attempto
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2012
• Deutsch
• ISBN-13: 9783823376910
• Artikelnr.: 37399655

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