基本説明
This textbook has been written for introductory courses in linguistic theory, for both undergraduate linguistics students and first-year postgraduates. Twelve major figures in the field bring their expertise to each of the core areas.
Full Description
Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook, written for introductory courses in linguistic theory for undergraduate linguistics majors and first-year graduate students, by twelve major figures in the field, each bringing their expertise to one of the core areas of the field - morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, and language acquisition. In each section the book is concerned with discussing the underlying principles common to all languages, showing how these are revealed in language acquisition and in the specific grammars of the world's languages.
Contents
Preface vi
Notes on Authors viii
Part I Introduction 1
1 Linguistics: The Scientific Study of Human Language 3
Part II Morphology and Syntax 23
2 Morphology: The Structure of Words 25
3 Syntax I: Argument Structure and Phrase Structure 89
4 Syntax II: Syntactic Dependencies 195
5 Syntax III: The Distribution of Verbal Forms: A Case Study 257
6 Acquisition of Word and Sentence Structure 324
Part III Semantics 369
7 Semantics I: Compositionality 371
8 Semantics II: Scope 399
9 Semantics III: Cross-Categorial Parallelisms 421
10 Acquisition of Meaning 449
Part IV Phonetics and Phonology 475
11 Phonetics: The Sounds of Language 477
12 Phonology I: Basic Principles and Methods 518
13 Phonology II: Phonological Representations 579
14 Phonology III: Explanation and Constraints in Phonology 609
15 Acquisition of Phonetics and Phonology 658
Glossary 682
Bibliography 721
Index 729
