Allison Burkette

Exploring Linguistic Science (eBook, ePUB)

Language Use, Complexity, and Interaction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring Linguistic Science introduces students to the basic principles of complexity theory and then applies these principles to the scientific study of language. It demonstrates how, at every level of linguistic study, we find evidence of language as a complex system. Designed for undergraduate courses in language and linguistics, this essential textbook brings cutting-edge concepts to bear on the traditional components of general introductions to the study of language, such as phonetics, morphology and grammar. The authors maintain a narrative thread throughout the book of 'interaction and emergence', both of which are key terms from the study of complex systems, a new science currently useful in physics, genetics, evolutionary biology, and economics, but also a perfect fit for the humanities. The application of complexity to language highlights the fact that language is an ever-changing, ever-varied product of human behavior.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108683616
• Artikelnr.: 53399525

Autorenporträt

Allison Burkette is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Mississippi. Her publications include a number of case studies that employ Linguistic Atlas Project data, including 'The Story of Chester Drawers' (2001), 'Stamped Indian: Localism and Lexical Variation in Terms for American 'Cornbread'' (2011), and 'Parlor Talk: Complexity from a Historical Perspective' (2013). She is author of Language and Material Culture (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. A new science
2. Complex systems in nature and human behavior
3. Complex systems in language
4. Language basics: sounds
5. Sounds: IPA and acoustic phonetics
6. Sounds: atlas evidence
7. Language basics: morphology
8. Morphemes: empirical data
9. Parts of speech
10. Language basics: grammar and discourse
11. Grammar: sentences and construction grammar
12. Cognitive linguistics
13. Language acquisition
14. Language evolution
15. Text type
16. Style
17. Sociolinguistics
18. Big data: using a corpus
19. Historical linguistics
20. Conclusion: the future of interaction and emergence.