Cover | 1 |
Impressum | 5 |
Contents | 6 |
Preface: how to use this book | 10 |
I Introduction – linguistic and other approaches to language | 12 |
1.1 Orientation | 12 |
1.2 Demonstration/discussion | 19 |
1.3 Problems and challenges | 24 |
1.4 Practice | 28 |
2 Phonetics and phonology – the sounds of speech | 32 |
2.1 Orientation | 32 |
2.2 Demonstration/discussion | 41 |
2.3 Problems and challenges | 45 |
2.4 Practice | 48 |
3 Morphology and word-formation – the structure of the word | 50 |
3.1 Orientation | 50 |
3.2 Demonstration/discussion:The major word formation strategies of present-day English | 55 |
3.3 Problems and challenges | 61 |
3.4 Practice | 65 |
4 Syntax I/general principles – the structure of the clause | 68 |
4.1 Orientation | 68 |
4.2 Demonstration/discussion | 74 |
4.3 Problems and challenges | 79 |
4.4 Practice | 82 |
5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar | 84 |
5.1 Orientation | 84 |
5.2 Demonstration/discussion | 90 |
5.3 Problems and challenges | 92 |
5.4 Practice | 96 |
6 Semantics and lexicology – the meaning of words | 100 |
6.1 Orientation | 100 |
6.2 Demonstration/discussion | 105 |
6.3 Problems and challenges | 110 |
6.4 Practice | 115 |
7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis | 120 |
7.1 Orientation | 120 |
7.2 Demonstration/discussion | 130 |
7.3 Problems and challenges | 132 |
7.4 Practice | 136 |
8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies | 138 |
8.1 Orientation | 138 |
8.2 Demonstration/discussion | 139 |
8.3 Problems and challenges | 145 |
8.4 Practice | 149 |
9 A pluricentric language –standard Englishes around the world | 152 |
9.1 Orientation | 152 |
9.2 Demonstration/discussion | 156 |
9.3 Problems and challenges | 162 |
9.4 Practice | 168 |
10 Dialectology – regional variation in English | 170 |
10.1 Orientation | 170 |
10.2 Demonstration/discussion | 171 |
10.3 Problems and challenges | 176 |
10.4 Practice | 178 |
11 Language in the city –social and ethnic variation, multilingualism | 182 |
11.1 Orientation | 182 |
11.2 Demonstration/discussion | 183 |
11.3 Problems and challenges | 187 |
11.4 Practice | 194 |
12 Language change and the history of English | 198 |
12.1 Orientation | 198 |
12.2 Demonstration/discussion | 206 |
12.3 Problems and challenges | 210 |
12.4 Practice | 214 |
13 Past masters, current trends – theorising linguistics for students of English | 218 |
13.1 Orientation | 218 |
13.2 Demonstration/discussion | 219 |
13.3 Problems and challenges | 228 |
13.4 Practice | 231 |
14 Linguistics and the public – language myths, language politics, language planning and language rights | 234 |
14.1 Orientation | 234 |
14.2 Demonstration/discussion | 238 |
Problems and challenges | 240 |
14.3 Problems and challenges | 240 |
14.4 Practice | 248 |
Glossary of linguistic terms | 252 |
Index | 270 |