Anne Curzan, Michael P. Adams

How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction (eBook, PDF)

Pearson New International Edition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible introduction to the structure of English,general theories in linguistics, andimportant issues in sociolinguistics, is the first text written specifically for English and Education majors.

This engagingintroductory language/linguistics textbook provides more extensive coverage of issues of particular interest to English majors and future English instructors. It invites all students to connect academic linguistics to the everyday use of the English language around them. The book's approach taps students' natural curiosity about the English language.Through exercises and discussion questions about ongoing changes in English, How English Works asks students to become active participants in the construction of linguistic knowledge.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson HigherEducation
• Seitenzahl: 565
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781292038919
• Artikelnr.: 41940016

Inhaltsangabe

Brief Contents
 
 
Glossary 
Inside Front Cover  Dialect Map of American English, Consonant Phonemes of
American English, Vowel Phonemes of American English
Inside Back Cover Brief Timeline for the History of the English Language
Detailed Contents
List of Symbols, Linguistic Conventions, and Common Abbreviations 
What’s New to This Edition  
Preface to Instructors   
Letter to Students   
 
Chapter 1     A Language like English 
Chapter 2 Language and Authority 
Chapter 3 English Phonology 
Chapter 4 English Morphology 
Chapter 5 English Syntax: The Grammar of Words 
Chapter 6 English Syntax: Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences 
Chapter 7 Semantics 
Chapter 8 Spoken Discourse 
Chapter 9 Stylistics 
Chapter 10   Language Acquisition 
Chapter 11   Language Variation 
Chapter 12   American Dialects 
Chapter 13   History of English: Old to Early Modern English 
Chapter 14   History of English: Modern and Future English 
Bibliography 
Credits 
Index 
Detailed Table of Contents
 
 Glossary 
Inside Front Cover Consonant Phonemes of English, Vowel Phonemes of
English, Phonetic Alphabet for American English
Inside Back Cover Brief Timeline for the History of the English Language
List of Symbols, Linguistic Conventions, and Common Abbreviations  xviii
What’s New to This Edition   
Preface to Instructors   
Letter to Students  
 
Chapter 1   A Language Like English 
The Story of Aks 
Language, Language Everywhere 
The Power of Language 
Name Calling 
Judging by Ear 
A Question to Discuss: What Makes Us Hear an Accent?
The System of Language 
Arbitrariness and Systematicity 
A Scholar to Know: Ferdinand de Saussure (1857–1913) 
Creativity 
Grammar 
Linguistics 
Human Language versus Animal Communication 
Birds and Bees 
Chimps and Bonobos 
Distinctive Characteristics of Human Language 
The Process of Language Change 
Language Genealogies 
A Question to Discuss: Can Your Language Peeves Be Rethought? 
Mechanics of Language Change 
Progress or Decay? 
Special Focus: Attitudes about Language Change 
Summary 
Suggested Reading 
Exercises 
 
Chapter 2 Language and Authority 
Who Is in Control? 
Language Academies 
Language Mavens 
A Question to Discuss: Does the SAT Know Good Grammar from Bad? 
Defining Standard English
Descriptive versus Prescriptive Grammar Rules 
Case Study One: Multiple Negatives 
Case Study Two: Ain’t 
Case Study Three: Who and Whom