Linguistics for Non-Linguists A Primer with Exercises

Name: Linguistics for Non-Linguists A Primer with Exercises
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ISBN: 9780205421183

ISBN-10: 0205421180

ISBN-13: 9780205421183

Edition: 4th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Frank Parker, Kathryn Riley

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Book details

List price: $72.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Pragmatics


Implicature


Speech Acts



Semantics


Background


Sense


Reference


Truth



Syntax


Categories


Left-to-Right Ordering


Transformations



Morphology


Morphemes


Lexical and Grammatical Morphemes


Free and Bound Morphemes


Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes


Word-Formation Processes



Phonology


Vocal Tract


Segments


Phonemic Alphabet


Levels of Representation


Phonological Rules



Language Variation


Language Universals, Languages, Dialects, and Idiolects


Regional Variation


Social Variation


Language and Gender


Stylistic Variation



First-Language Acquisition


Prelinguistic Stages


Linguistic Stages


Issues in Language Acquisition



Second-Language Acquisition


Issues in Second-Language Acquisition


Patterns in Second-Language Acquisition


Nonlinguistic Influences on Second-Language Acquisition



Written Language


Writing Systems


The English Spelling System


Analyzing Errors in Written English



Language Processing


Sentence-Level Phenomena in Language Processing


Discourse-Level Phenomena in Language Processing


Perceptions about Tone



The Neurology of Language


Anatomy of the Nervous System


Background of Neurolinguistics


Hemispherical Specialization


Disorders



Conclusion


References


Glossary


Answers to Selected Exercises


Author Index


Subject Index