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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mair, Christian

Titel

English Linguistics : An Introduction [electronic resource]

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• bachelor-wissen

Auflage

2nd ed

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• Narr Francke Attempto Verlag E-Books Zugriff 2024
• UTB Scholars Vollzugriff 2024

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• [2. Auflage]
• Contents; Preface:how to use this book; 1. Introduction - linguistic and other approachesto language; 1.1 Orientation; 1.2 Demonstration/discussion; 1.3 Problems and challenges; 1.4 Practice; 2. Phonetics and phonology - the sounds of speech; 2.1 Orientation; 2.1.1 Sounds and letters: the need for a phonetic alphabet; 2.1.2 Sounds as sounds, and sounds as elements of linguistic systems:from phonetics to phonology; 2.1.3 Stress, pitch, intonation - phonetics and phonology beyond the individualsound; 2.2 Demonstration/discussion; 2.3 Problems and challenges; 2.4 Practice
• 3. Morphology and word-formation -the structure of the word3.1 Orientation; 3.1.1 Free and bound morphemes; 3.1.2 Lexical and grammatical morphemes; 3.2 Demonstration/discussion:The major word formation strategies of present-day English; 3.3 Problems and challenges; 3.4 Practice; 4. Syntax I/general principles -the structure of the clause; 4.1 Orientation; 4.1.1 Words, phrases, clauses and sentences; 4.1.2 Form categories and their grammatical functions; 4.2 Demonstration/discussion; 4.2.1 Basic strategies for the expression of grammatical relations
• 4.2.2 Typological classification of languages4.3 Problems and challenges; 4.4 Practice; 5. Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar; 5.1 Orientation; 5.1.1 Parts of speech; 5.1.2 Phrases; 5.1.3 The seven basic clause patterns; 5.2 Demonstration/discussion; 5.3 Problems and challenges; 5.4 Practice; 6. Semantics and lexicology - the meaning of words; 6.1 Orientation; 6.2 Demonstration/discussion; 6.3 Problems and challenges; 6.4 Practice; 7. Pragmatics and discourse analysis; 7.1 Orientation; 7.2 Demonstration/discussion; 7.3 Problems and challenges; 7.4 Practice
• 8. Applied linguistics, language teaching andtranslation studies8.1 Orientation; 8.2 Demonstration/discussion; 8.3 Problems and challenges; 8.4 Practice; 9. A pluricentric language -standard Englishes around the world; 9.1 Orientation; 9.2 Demonstration/discussion; 9.3 Problems and challenges; 9.4 Practice; 10. Dialectology - regional variation in English; 10.1 Orientation; 10.2 Demonstration/discussion; 10.3 Problems and challenges; 10.4 Practice; 11. Language in the city -social and ethnic variation, multilingualism; 11.1 Orientation; 11.2 Demonstration/discussion
• 11.3 Problems and challenges11.4 Practice; 12. Language change and the history of English; 12.1 Orientation; 12.1.1 Old English period (c. 500 - c. 1100); 12.1.2 Middle English period (c. 1100 - c. 1500); 12.1.3 Early Modern English period (c. 1500 - c. 1750); 12.1.4 Modern English period (since c. 1750); 12.2 Demonstration/discussion; 12.3 Problems and challenges; 12.4 Practice; 13. Past masters, current trends -theorising linguistics for students of English; 13.1 Orientation; 13.2 Demonstration/discussion; 13.3 Problems and challenges; 13.4 Practice
• 14. Linguistics and the public -language myths, language politics, languageplanning and language rights
• 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.
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