Markus Bieswanger, Annette Becker

Introduction to English Linguistics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This practice-oriented introduction to English linguistics impresses with easy-to-understand explanations, numerous examples, illustrations and exercises with solutions. This makes it an excellent basis for introductory courses as well as for self-study and exam preparation. For the fifth edition, the text, the exercises and the references have been revised and updated while maintaining the structure and taking into account recent developments in linguistics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: UTB GmbH
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783838556635
• Artikelnr.: 71187313

Autorenporträt

Markus Bieswanger ist Professor für Englische Sprachwissenschaft an der Universität Bayreuth.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefacesVIII 1 Introduction1 1.1 What is Linguistics2 1.2 Branches of Linguistics2 1.3 Central Concepts of Linguistics4 1.4 Bibliography9 2 A Brief History of English11 2.1 The Linguistic History of English12 2.1.1 Old English (c450 – c115013 2.1.2 Middle English (c1150 – c150020 2.1.3 Early Modern English (c1500 – c1700)24 2.1.4 Modern English (c1700 – present) 28 2.2 English Around the World30 2.3 English in the 21st Century34 2.4 Exercises36 2.5 Bibliography37 3 Phonetics and Phonology39 3.1 Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds40 3.1.1 Speech Sound Production41 3.1.2 Description and Classification of Consonants and Vowels. 43 3.1.3 Phonetic Transcription50 3.2 Phonology: The Function and Patterning of Sounds58 3.2.1 Segmental Phonology59 3.2.2 Suprasegmental Phonology64 3.2.3 Connected Speech68 3.3 Exercises70 3.4 Bibliography73 4 Morphology75 4.1 Morphology and Grammar76 4.2 Morphemes and Allomorphs85 4.3 Morphological Processes86 4.3.1 Inflection86 4.3.2 Word Formation88 4.4 Exercises95 4.5 Bibliography97 5 Syntax99 5.1 Syntactic Categories100 5.2 Sentence Types103 5.3 Building Sentences104 5.4 Characteristic Phrase Structures and . Clause Structures of English113 5.5 Grammatical Rules and Grammaticality120 5.6 Exercises123 5.7 Bibliography124 6 Semantics127 6.1 The Study of Meaning128 6.2 Lexical Semantics128 6.2.1 Meaning Relations Among Words129 6.2.2 Word Meaning135 6.2.3 Conceptualisation and Categorisation138 6.3 Sentence Meaning141 6.3.1 Meaning Relations Among Sentences141 6.3.2 Sentence Interpretations144 6.4 Exercises148 6.5 Bibliography149 7 Pragmatics151 7.1 What Does Pragmatics Do152 7.2 Deixis153 7.2.1 Person Deixis154 7.2.2 Place Deixis156 7.2.3 Time Deixis157 7.3 The Cooperative Principle158 7.4 Speech Acts160 7.5 Conversation Analysis164 7.6 Exercises166 7.7 Bibliography169 8 Sociolinguistics171 8.1 The Subject Matter172 8.2 Language Variation173 8.2.1 Geographical Differentiation of Language178 8.2.2 Social Differentiation of Language181 8.3 Language and Gender185 8.4 Exercises193 8.5 Bibliography194 9 Appendix197 9.1 Answers197 9.2 Index211

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PrefacesVIII1 Introduction11.1 What is Linguistics21.2 Branches of Linguistics21.3 Central Concepts of Linguistics41.4 Bibliography92 A Brief History of English112.1 The Linguistic History of English122.1.1 Old English (c450 - c1150132.1.2 Middle English (c1150 - c1500202.1.3 Early Modern English (c1500 - c1700)242.1.4 Modern English (c1700 - present) 282.2 English Around the World302.3 English in the 21st Century342.4 Exercises362.5 Bibliography373 Phonetics and Phonology393.1 Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds403.1.1 Speech Sound Production413.1.2 Description and Classification of Consonants and Vowels. 433.1.3 Phonetic Transcription503.2 Phonology: The Function and Patterning of Sounds583.2.1 Segmental Phonology593.2.2 Suprasegmental Phonology643.2.3 Connected Speech683.3 Exercises703.4 Bibliography734 Morphology754.1 Morphology and Grammar764.2 Morphemes and Allomorphs854.3 Morphological Processes864.3.1 Inflection864.3.2 Word Formation884.4 Exercises954.5 Bibliography975 Syntax995.1 Syntactic Categories1005.2 Sentence Types1035.3 Building Sentences1045.4 Characteristic Phrase Structures and . Clause Structures of English1135.5 Grammatical Rules and Grammaticality1205.6 Exercises1235.7 Bibliography1246 Semantics1276.1 The Study of Meaning1286.2 Lexical Semantics1286.2.1 Meaning Relations Among Words1296.2.2 Word Meaning1356.2.3 Conceptualisation and Categorisation1386.3 Sentence Meaning1416.3.1 Meaning Relations Among Sentences1416.3.2 Sentence Interpretations1446.4 Exercises1486.5 Bibliography1497 Pragmatics1517.1 What Does Pragmatics Do1527.2 Deixis1537.2.1 Person Deixis1547.2.2 Place Deixis1567.2.3 Time Deixis1577.3 The Cooperative Principle1587.4 Speech Acts1607.5 Conversation Analysis1647.6 Exercises1667.7 Bibliography1698 Sociolinguistics1718.1 The Subject Matter1728.2 Language Variation1738.2.1 Geographical Differentiation of Language1788.2.2 Social Differentiation of Language1818.3 Language and Gender1858.4 Exercises1938.5 Bibliography1949 Appendix1979.1 Answers1979.2 Index211

Rezensionen

Aus: KULT_online - Rogatcheva, Svetlomira - 12/2007
[...] "Introduction to English Linguistics" is without doubt a well-written and useful introductory work, which is perfectly accessible for students at an undergraduate level. The real value of this textbook lies in its clarity, visual appeal and general student-friendliness.