ABSTRACT

Provides a linguistic foundation for students of all majors

Assisted by numerous pedagogical aids, A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 4/e explains all concepts in a systematic way making complex linguistic topics as easy to learn as possible. This introductory title covers the core topics of linguistics, providing the information and concepts that will allow students to understand more detailed and advanced treatments of linguistics. This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology and reveals the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant. Its workbook format contains well-constructed exercises in every chapter that allow students to practice key concepts.

 

chapter 1|28 pages

Introduction: The Nature of Communication

chapter 2|32 pages

The Phonological Component: Phonetics

chapter 3|24 pages

The Phonological Component: Phonology

chapter 4|26 pages

The Morphological Component

chapter 5|40 pages

Syntax

chapter 6|36 pages

Semantics and Pragmatics

chapter 8|30 pages

Language Acquisition

chapter 9|21 pages

Sign Language

chapter 10|37 pages

Writing Systems

chapter 11|20 pages

Nonverbal Communication

chapter 12|26 pages

Historical Linguistics