Linguistics -

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Editeur : John Wiley & Sons

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 31/01/2012

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 480

Expédition : 801

Dimensions : 24.4 x 17.0 x 2.5

ISBN : 063123036X

Résumé :

Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics.

• A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages
• Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds
• Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism
• Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject
• Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading
• Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field

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Biographie:

Anne E. Baker?is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in psycholinguistics and sign linguistics. Her publications include?Taal en taalwetenschap?(ed. with Ren? Appel, Kees Hengeveld, Folkert Kuiken, and Pieter Muysken, 2002) and?Sign Language Acquisition?(ed. with Bencie Woll, 2008).

Kees Hengeveld?is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in linguistic typology and grammatical theory. His publications include Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure?(with J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2008) and The Theory of Functional Grammar (with Simon C. Dik, 1997).

Sommaire:

List of Figures and Tables xiii

Preface xvii

Part I Language and the Language Faculty 1

1 From Language to Linguistics 3

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 Languages 5

1.3 Other Languages 9

1.4 Differences 15

1.5 Linguistics 17

1.6 Different Kinds of Grammar 19

1.7 The Contents of this Book and the Subfields of Linguistics 22

Summary 24

Assignments 26

Test Yourself 27

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 27

2 The Language User 29

2.1 Introduction 29

2.2 Knowledge and Ability: The Cognitive System 30

2.3 Language and the Brain 34

2.4 Language Comprehension 37
2.4.1 Speech Recognition 38
2.4.2 Word Recognition 39
2.4.3 Understanding Sentences 41
2.4.4 Interpretation of Utterances 43
2.4.5 From Speech Recognition to Interpretation 43

2.5 Language Production 44
2.5.1 What Do You Want to Say? 45
2.5.2 Formulation: Grammatical Encoding 46
2.5.3 Formulation: Phonological Encoding 48
2.5.4 Articulation 50
2.5.5 Speaking: From Intention to Articulation 51

Summary 52

Assignments 53

Test Yourself 54

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 55

3 Language Acquisition 57

3.1 Introduction 57

3.2 How Do Children Acquire Language? 59

3.3 The Order of First Language Acquisition 62

3.4 Factors that Influence the Acquisition of a Second Language 66

3.5 The Order of Second Language Acquisition 69

3.6 Bilingual Development 74

Summary 77

Assignments 78

Test Yourself 79

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 80

Part II Language and Interaction 81

4 Discourse 83

4.1 Introduction 83

4.2 Interpretation and Inference 84

4.3 Cooperation 86

4.4 Conversations 89

4.5 Coherence Through Linguistic Form 95

Summary 98

Assignments 99

Test Yourself 100

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 101

5 Speech Acts 103

5.1 Introduction 103

5.2 An Utterance is an Act 104

5.3 Information Structure 110

5.4 Pragmatic Appropriateness 114

Summary 117

Assignments 118

Test Yourself 119

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 119

Part III Sentences and Their Meaning 121

6 Constituents and Word Classes 123

6.1 Introduction 123

6.2 Constituents 124

6.3 Sentences, Clauses and Phrases 126

6.4 Phrase Types 127

6.5 Heads and Modifiers 130

6.6 Constituent Structure 131

6.7 Phrases Versus Words 135

6.8 Word Classes: Content Words 136

6.9 Word Classes: Function Words 138

Summary 140

Assignments 140

Test Yourself 142

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 142

7 Simple Sentences 143

7.1 Introduction 143

7.2 Functions of Phrases Within the Sentence 144

7.3 Valency 147

7.4 Semantic Roles 150

7.5 Grammatical Roles 151

7.6 The Marking of Semantic and Grammatical Roles 153

7.7 Reduction of Valency 154

7.8 Reflexive Constructions 155

7.9 Pronominalisation 157

Summary 158

Assignments 158

Test Yourself 160

Acknowledgments and Further Reading 160

8 Complex Sentences 161

8.1 Introduction 161

8.2 The Functions of Embedded Clauses 162

8.3 The Forms of Embedded Clauses 165

8.4 Interaction between Main Clause and Embedded Clause 168
8.4.1 Equi-Deletion 168
8.4.2 Raising 169
8.4.3 Sequence of Tenses 170

8.5 Coordinated Clauses 172

8.6 The Form of Coord...