目錄:前言
Chapter 1 Introduction
1. What Is Linguistics?
1.1 Definition of Linguistics
1.2 Main Branches of Linguistics
1.3 Why Study Language?
2. What Is Language?
2.1 Definition of Language
2.2 Design Features of Language
3. Important Distinctions in Linguistics
3.1 Prescriptive Vs. Descriptive
3.2 Synchronic Vs. Diachronic
3.3 Speech Vs. Writing
3.4 Langue Vs. Parole
3.5 Competence Vs. Performance
Exercises
Further Readings
Chapter 2 Phonetics
1. The Phonic Medium of Language
2. Phonetics
2.1 What Is Phonetics?
2.2 Organs of Speech
2.3 Classification of English Speech Sounds
2.4 Broad Transcription and Narrow Transcription
Exerc i ses
Further Reodings
Chapter 3 Phonology
1. General Introduction to Phonology
2. Basic Concepts of Phonology
2.1 Phone, Phoneme and Allophone
2.2 Phonemic Contrast, Complementary Distribution and Minimal Pair
3. Some Phonological Rules
3.1 Sequential Rules
3.2 Assimilation Rules
4. Suprasegmental Features: Stress, Tone and Intonation
4.1 Stress
4.2 Tone
4.3 Intonation
Exercises
Further Readings
Chapter 4 Morphology
Chapter 5 Syntax
Chapter 6 Semantics.
Chapter 7 Pragmatics
Chapter 8 Language and Society
Chapter 9 Language and Culture
Chapter 10 Language and Acquisition
Chapter 11 Cognitive Linguistics
Chapter 12 Computer and Linguistics
References