A Concise Introduction to Linguistics
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-205-44615-5 (ISBN)
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This new addition to the study of linguistics covers all topics integral to an understanding of introductory linguistics and is written with the generalist reader in mind but also provides the linguistics, English, and anthropology major with the resources needed to succeed in subsequent courses. The problem-centered approach includes well-constructed exercises and study questions integrated within each chapter. These short sections (usually 3-7 pages) in each chapter help students to understand each subject before moving on to the next. Numerous cross-cultural examples relevant to the topics covered are included, with specific chapters devoted to anthropological topics providing emphasis on fieldwork and the fronting of phonology.
No previous knowledge on the part of the reader is assumed and all concepts are explained in a systematic way aided by numerous pedagogical aids including Introductory Questions that give the reader a summary of the content of the chapter and provide questions to keep in mind as the student reads the chapter; chapter summaries that provide a concise overview of the contents of each chapter; key terms that are defined on the page where introduced; and an end-of-book glossary that provides a tool for readers to review all key terms together. Suggested readings and Internet resourses at the end of each chapter provide more sources for further reading.
Bruce M. Rowe is a professor of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where he has taught since 1970. He designed the college’s first linguistics course for students majoring or minoring in linguistics, anthropology, education, English, and communications studies and for those fulfilling a general education requirement. Professor Rowe also teaches physical and cultural anthropology as well as sociology. In addition to A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, he has coauthored nine editions of Physical Anthropology, two editions of Physical Anthropology: The Core, and physical anthropology study guides and workbooks (all with Philip L. Stein). Professor Rowe has authored five editions of The College Survival Guide: Hints and References to Aid College Students. He has received numerous awards for teaching. He is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association and a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges. Diane P. Levine is an associate professor of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where she teaches linguistics and cultural anthropology. As a former teacher of English and ESL, she has written articles on the use of literature in the ESL classroom and presented seminars on critical thinking in the language arts classroom. She is a member of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges.
Each chapter concludes with “Summary,” “Suggested Readings,” “Suggested Websites,” “Review of Terms and Concepts,” and “Study Questions.”
Preface.
1. The Nature of Communication.
The Nature of Communication.
Nonhuman and Human Communication Compared.
Skepticism Over Ape Language Studies.
2. The Phonological Component: Phonetics.
Articulatory Phonetics.
Consonants and Vowels.
Syllables and Syllabic Consonants.
Suprasegmentals.
Connected Speech.
3. The Phonological Component: Phonology.
The Phoneme and the Concept of Significant Differences in Sounds.
Distinctive Feature Analysis.
Phonological Processes.
The Continuous and Complex Nature of Speech Revised.
4. The Morphological Component.
The Morpheme.
Morphological Typology.
How New Words are Coined.
Parts of Speech.
5. Syntax.
Syntactic Construction.
Subconscious Knowledge.
The Constituent Structure of Language.
Phrase Structure Rules.
Transformational Rules.
Optional and Obligatory Transformations.
6. Semantics and Pragmatics.
The Meaning of Words: Lexical Semantics.
The _nyms.
Other Kinds of Meaning: Structural Semantics.
Pragmatics.
7. Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology.
Regional Dialects.
African American English.
Hispanic English.
Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles.
Situational Dialects or Registers.
Gender and Language.
Linguistic Anthropology.
Language and Nationalism.
8. Language Acquisition.
Ideas about Language Acquisition.
How Do Children Acquire the Components of Language?
Language Socialization: Three Examples.
The Acquisition of Sign Language.
Bilingualism.
9. Sign Language.
The Nature of Sign Language.
What is ASL?
Nicaraguan Sign Language: The Birth of a New Language.
Social Dimensions of Sign Language.
10. Writing.
Writing is Secondary to Speech and Sign Language.
Types of Writing Systems.
The History of Writing.
The Printing Press.
A Few Words about Computers.
11. Nonverbal Behavior.
What Does “Nonverbal” Mean?
Kinetic Behavior.
The Eyes Have It.
Physical Appearance.
Touching (Tactile) Behavior.
Paralanguage.
Proxemics.
The Physical Environment.
“How To” Books: A Word of Caution.
12. Historical Linguistics.
The Relationships Between Languages.
Types of Language Change.
How Long Does it Take a Language to Change?
Disappearing and Reappearing Languages.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.9.2005 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 930 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-205-44615-9 / 0205446159 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-205-44615-5 / 9780205446155 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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