04345nam 2200709 450 991046442500332120200520144314.03-11-037838-810.1515/9783110378382(CKB)3360000000516323(EBL)2056392(SSID)ssj0001560519(PQKBManifestationID)16193218(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001560519(PQKBWorkID)14825299(PQKB)10183994(DE-B1597)429882(OCoLC)912323266(DE-B1597)9783110378382(MiAaPQ)EBC2056392(Au-PeEL)EBL2056392(CaPaEBR)ebr11059877(CaONFJC)MIL788193(OCoLC)910447169(EXLCZ)99336000000051632320150611h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroduction to English linguistics /Ingo Plag [and three others]Third, revised and enlarged edition.Berlin, Germany ;Boston, Massachusetts :De Gruyter Mouton,2015.©20151 online resource (302 p.)Mouton TextbookDescription based upon print version of record.3-11-042554-8 3-11-037618-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Abbreviations and notational conventions -- Introduction: what this book is about and how it can be used -- 1. The sounds: phonetics -- 2. The sound system: phonology -- 3. The structure of words: morphology -- 4. The structure of sentences: syntax -- 5. The meaning of words and sentences: semantics -- 6. Studying language in use: pragmatics -- 7. Extensions and applications: historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics -- 8. Linguistics as an empirical science -- Glossary -- References -- Subject index The new and updated third edition of this highly successful textbook contains an additional chapter that presents modern empirical research methods in the form of exemplary small-scale studies. In these projects the authors invite the reader to develop and address research questions from phonetics/phonology, morphology and syntax. The pertinent experimental and corpus-linguistic techniques are introduced and students are familiarized with some basic statistical tools necessary for the analysis of the data. The major difference between this book and its potential competitors lies in its hands-on didactic orientation, with a strong focus on linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are approached from a strictly empirical perspective: given a certain set of data to be accounted for, theoretical and methodological problems must be solved in order to analyze and understand the data properly. The book is not written from the perspective of a particular theoretical framework and draws on insights from various research traditions. Introduction to English Linguistics concentrates on gaining expertise and analytical skills in the traditional core areas of linguistics, i.e. phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. The chapter on "Extensions and applications" widens the perspective to other areas of linguistic research, such as historical, socio- and psycholinguistics. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises and suggestions for further reading. A glossary and an index facilitate access to terms and topics. Mouton TextbookEnglish languageGrammarEnglish languageLinguisticsElectronic books.English languageGrammar.English language.Linguistics.428.2HF 100rvkPlag Ingo, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut291553Plag IngoMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464425003321Introduction to English linguistics2476847UNINA