Overview

Linguistic Universe: An Introduction to Linguistics provides an innovative introduction to Linguistics for undergraduate university and college students who come from a variety of diverse disciplines and for those who consider majoring in Linguistics. The textbook originated in the North American university classroom experience and has been successfully tested in the classroom for five years. The book can also assist individuals outside of the university contexts to understand some fundamental facts about language origins, structure, and functions. The book is reader-friendly. It presents major linguistic concepts in a captivating and insightful way. It is aimed at motivating learners to engage into further studies of language. Exercises after each chapter assist the readers in developing their critical thinking skills and in monitoring their progress. The exercises can also help the instructors with ideas for additional activities in the classroom. Each chapter has a list of references that can be employed as secondary reading sources. The book is comprised of two parts: chapters 1-5 cover an overview of the nature of human language and the subject matter of linguistics, as well as the major sub-disciplines of linguistics: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology and semantics. The second part (chapters 6-10) covers some selected topics in applied linguistics and other language-related disciplines, such as language classifications and language history, sociolinguistics, language acquisition by children, acquisition of additional languages, and a comparison of animal communication with human languages. The book chapters content is quantified for an easy fit into a one-term or two-term course schedule, and can be used as needed for one introductory course, or for two introductory courses – in linguistics and in applied linguistics (or language structures and language dynamics). The linguistic material and examples come primarily from English, but also involve a wide variety of languages with different origins and typologies.

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Author:   Veronika Makarova
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781465268204

ISBN 10:   1465268200
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   21 January 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction What is Language? When and How Did Language Originate? What Does Language Consist of? What Do People Use Language For? What is the Subject Area of Linguistics? What are the Subdisciplines of Linguistics and What Other Disciplines Study Language? What is The Value of Linguistics in the Job Market? Chapter 2: Speech Sounds and the English Sound System English Spelling and English Sounds; Some Problems With Other Writing Systems The Organs of Speech and The Mechanism of Sound Production The Major Types of Sounds: Vowels and Consonants Consonants Vowels Sounds in Speech Prosody Sound Process in Speech Differentiating Between Phonemes and Allophones The Linguistics Disciplines Studying Sounds: Phonetics and Phonology Chapter 3: Morphemes: The Meaningful Parts of Words Morphemes, Words, and Lexicon Identifying the Internal Structure of Words Types of Morphemes Some Problem Cases With Morphological Analysis Derivation Compounding Other Ways of Making New Words Inflection Inflection versus Derivation Nonmorphological Ways of Marking Grammatical Categories Clitics: A Specific Morphological Phenomena Chapter 4: Words and Their Meanings Words, Lexicology, Dictionaries Semantics, Semiotics, Meaning Characteristics of Meaning in Human Language and Speech Types of Signs Linguistic Sign Components of Meaning of the Linguistic Sign Nonlinguistic Signs and Nonverbal Communication Meaning at Different Levels of Linguistic Structure Meaning at the Sound Level Meaning at the Morphological Level Meaning at the Lexical Level Chapter 5: Syntax What is Syntax? Prescriptive Versus Descriptive Grammar Categories and Structures Phrase Structure and Phrase Structure Rules Putting Phrases Together in a Sentence Chapter 6: World Languages and Language Families The Discovery of Language Families World Languages Today The Genetic Classification of Languages Other Language Families Chapter 7: Language in Society Macro-Analysis: Regional Differentiation Major Social Differences in Language Micro Social Differences in Language: Social Networks Language Planning Politeness Chapter 8: Language Acquisition by Children Child Language Acquisition: Overview of Approaches and Stages Acquisition of the Sound System Acquisition of Vocabulary and Meaning Strategies for Acquiring Word Meaning Morphological Development Syntax Acquisition Facilitating Factors in L1 Acquisition Dynamics of Speech Impairments Chapter 9: Additional Language Acquisition Basic Terminology of Language Teaching/Learning Are Additional and First (Native) Language Learning Processes Run Along the Same Principles? The Role of L1 in L2 Acquisition Errors in Additional Language Acquisition The Goals and Targets of L2 Acquisition Individual Variation in L2 Performance Specific Features of Classroom Language Interactions Aspects of Culture in an Additional Language Class Language Skills Some Methods of Additional Language Learning Chapter 10: Animal Communication Types of Communication in the Animalia Kingdom Intelligence and Language Ability Vocal Communication by Some Species Are Humans Intrinsically Superior to Other Animals in Intellect and Languages?

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