CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Language and Linguistics
1.1What is Language
1.2The Design Features of Language
1.3The Origin of Language
1.4What is Linguistics
1.5The Scope of Linguistics
1.6A Brief History of Linguistics
Chapter 2Phonetics and Phonology: The Sounds and Sound Patterns of Language
2.1Introduction
2.2Phonetics
2.3Phonology
2.4Summary
Chapter 3Morphology: The Word Structure of Language
3.1Introduction
3.2The Words of Language
3.3The Structure of Words
3.4Morpheme, Morph and Allomorph
3.5Classification of Morphemes
3.6Word Formation Processes
3.7Summary
Chapter 4Syntax: The Sentence Structure of Language
4.1Introduction
4.2Sentence Structure
4.3The Traditional Approach
4.4The Structural Approach
4.5The Transformationalgenerative Approach
4.6The Functional Approach
4.7Summary
Chapter 5Semantics: The Meaning of Language
5.1Introduction
5.2Approaches to Meaning
5.3Sense and Reference
5.4Word Meaning
5.5Sentence Meaning
5.6Ambiguity
5.7Semantic Analysis
Chapter 6Pragmatics: The Use of Language in Context
6.1Introduction
6.2Pragmatics as a New Branch of Linguistics
6.3Speech Act Theory
6.4Theory of Conversational Implicature
6.5Politeness Principle
6.6Summary
Chapter 7Discourse Analysis: Language Above the Sentence
7.1Introduction
7.2What is Discourse Analysis
7.3Cohesion
7.4Coherence
7.5The Structure of Discourse
7.6Critical Discourse Analysis
7.7Conclusion
Chapter 8Historical Linguistics: Language through Time
8.1Introduction
8.2When Language Changes
8.3How Language Changes
8.4Why Language Changes
8.5Summary
Chapter 9Stylistics: Language and Literature
9.1Introduction
9.2Important Views on Style
9.3Stylistic Analysis
Chapter 10Sociolinguistics: Language and Society
10.1Introduction
10.2The Relations Between Language and Society
10.3Speech Community and Speech Variety
10.4Dialect
10.5Register
10.6Language Contact and Contact Languages
10.7Choosing a Code
Chapter 11Intercultural Communication: Language and Culture
11.1Introduction
11.2Definitions of Culture
11.3The Relationship Between Language and Culture
11.4Naming the World Through Language
11.5Communicative Patterns Across Cultures
11.6Language and Thought: SapirWhorf Hypothesis
11.7Intercultural Communication
11.8Summary
Chapter 12Psycholinguistics: Language and Psychology
12.1Introduction
12.2Language and the Brain: The Biological Foundations of Language
12.3Language Comprehension
12.4Language Production
12.5Language Acquisition
Chapter 13Cognitive Linguistics: Language and Cognition
13.1Introduction
13.2Categories and Categorization
13.3Conceptual Metaphors
13.4Conceptual Metonymies
13.5Image Schemas
13.6Iconicity
13.7Grammaticalization and Lexicalization
Chapter 14Applied Linguistics: Language Teaching and Learning
14.1Introduction
14.2How is Language Learned?
14.3Individual Differences in Language Learning
14.4Approaches and Methods in Foreign Language Teaching
14.5Language Testing
References
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