17.1269, Books: General Linguistics: Fasold, Connor-Linton

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Date: 23-Apr-2006
From: Joyce Reid < jreid at cup.org >
Subject: An Introduction to Language and Linguistics: Fasold,
Connor-Linton 

	
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Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:29:12
From: Joyce Reid < jreid at cup.org >
Subject: An Introduction to Language and Linguistics: Fasold, Connor-Linton 
 



Title: An Introduction to Language and Linguistics 
Publication Year: 2006 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://us.cambridge.org
	

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521612357 


Author: Ralph Fasold, Georgetown University
Author: Jeffrey Connor-Linton, Georgetown University

Hardback: ISBN: 0521847680 Pages: 556 Price: U.S. $ 90.00
Loose Leaf: ISBN: 0521612357 Pages: 556 Price: U.S. $ 39.99


Abstract:

This accessible new textbook is the only introduction to linguistics in
which each chapter is written by an expert who teaches courses on that
topic, ensuring balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of the full range
of modern linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge the text offers a clear
introduction to the traditional topics of structural linguistics (theories
of sound, form, meaning, and language change), and in addition provides
full coverage of contextual linguistics, including separate chapters on
discourse, dialect variation, language and culture, and the politics of
language. 

There are also up-to-date separate chapters on language and the brain,
computational linguistics, writing, child language acquisition, and
second-language learning. The breadth of the textbook makes it ideal for
introductory courses on language and linguistics offered by departments of
English, sociology, anthropology, and communications, as well as by
linguistics departments. 



Contents
Introduction Ralph W. Fasold and Jeff Connor-Linton; 
1. The sounds of language Elizabeth Zsiga; 
2. Words and their parts Donna Lardiere; 
3. The structure of sentences David Lightfoot and Ralph Fasold; 
4. Meaning Paul Portner; 
5. Discourse Deborah Schiffrin; 
6. Child language acquisition Kendall A. King; 
7. Language and the brain Michael Ullman; 
8. Language change Shaligram Shukla and Jeff Connor-Linton; 
9. Dialect variation Natalie Schilling-Estes; 
10. Language and culture Deborah Tannen; 
11. The politics of language Ralph W. Fasold; 
12. Writing Jeff Connor-Linton; 
13. Second language acquisition Alison Mackey; 
14. Computational linguistics Inderjeet Mani. 


Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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