Linguistics

Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introductionto the study of language, and is ideal for undergraduate andgraduate level students without previous background in linguistics.

Informationen zum Autor Anne E. Baker is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in psycholinguistics and sign linguistics. Her publications include Taal en taalwetenschap (ed. with René Appel, Kees Hengeveld, Folkert Kuiken, and Pieter Muysken, 2002) and Sign Language Acquisition (ed. with Bencie Woll, 2008). Kees Hengeveld is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in linguistic typology and grammatical theory. His publications include Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure (with J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2008) and The Theory of Functional Grammar (with Simon C. Dik, 1997). Klappentext Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics. A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field Zusammenfassung Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level students without previous background in linguistics. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables xiiiPreface xviiPart I Language and the Language Faculty 11 From Language to Linguistics 31.1 Introduction 31.2 Languages 51.3 Other Languages 91.4 Differences 151.5 Linguistics 171.6 Different Kinds of Grammar 191.7 The Contents of this Book and the Subfields of Linguistics 222 The Language User 292.1 Introduction 292.2 Knowledge and Ability: The Cognitive System 302.3 Language and the Brain 342.4 Language Comprehension 372.5 Language Production 443 Language Acquisition 573.1 Introduction 573.2 How Do Children Acquire Language? 593.3 The Order of First Language Acquisition 623.4 Factors that Influence the Acquisition of a Second Language 663.5 The Order of Second Language Acquisition 693.6 Bilingual Development 74Part II Language and Interaction 814 Discourse 834.1 Introduction 834.2 Interpretation and Inference 844.3 Cooperation 864.4 Conversations 894.5 Coherence Through Linguistic Form 955 Speech Acts 1035.1 Introduction 1035.2 An Utterance is an Act 1045.3 Information Structure 1105.4 Pragmatic Appropriateness 114Part III Sentences and Their Meaning 1216 Constituents and Word Classes 1236.1 Introduction 1236.2 Constituents 1246.3 Sentences, Clauses and Phrases 1266.4 Phrase Types 1276.5 Heads and Modifiers 1306.6 Constituent Structure 1316.7 Phrases Versus Words 1356.8 Word Classes: Content Words 1366.9 Word Classes: Function Words 1387 Simple Sentences 1437.1 Introduction 1437.2 Functions of Phrases Within the Sentence 1447.3 Valency 1477.4 Semantic Roles 1507.5 Grammatical Roles 1517.6 The Marking of Semantic and Grammatical Roles 1537.7 Reduction of Valency 1547.8 Reflexive Constructions 1557.9 Pronominalisation 1578 Complex Sentences 1618.1 Introduction 1618.2 The Functions of Embedded Clauses 1628.3 The Forms of Embedded Clauses 1658.4 Interactio...

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Anne E. Baker is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in psycholinguistics and sign linguistics. Her publications include Taal en taalwetenschap (ed. with René Appel, Kees Hengeveld, Folkert Kuiken, and Pieter Muysken, 2002) and Sign Language Acquisition (ed. with Bencie Woll, 2008). Kees Hengeveld is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in linguistic typology and grammatical theory. His publications include Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure (with J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2008) and The Theory of Functional Grammar (with Simon C. Dik, 1997).

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Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics. A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field

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List of Figures and Tables xiii Preface xvii Part I Language and the Language Faculty 1 1 From Language to Linguistics 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Languages 5 1.3 Other Languages 9 1.4 Differences 15 1.5 Linguistics 17 1.6 Different Kinds of Grammar 19 1.7 The Contents of this Book and the Subfields of Linguistics 22 2 The Language User 29 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Knowledge and Ability: The Cognitive System 30 2.3 Language and the Brain 34 2.4 Language Comprehension 37 2.5 Language Production 44 3 Language Acquisition 57 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 How Do Children Acquire Language? 59 3.3 The Order of First Language Acquisition 62 3.4 Factors that Influence the Acquisition of a Second Language 66 3.5 The Order of Second Language Acquisition 69 3.6 Bilingual Development 74 Part II Language and Interaction 81 4 Discourse 83 4.1 Introduction 83 4.2 Interpretation and Inference 84 4.3 Cooperation 86 4.4 Conversations 89 4.5 Coherence Through Linguistic Form 95 5 Speech Acts 103 5.1 Introduction 103 5.2 An Utterance is an Act 104 5.3 Information Structure 110 5.4 Pragmatic Appropriateness 114 Part III Sentences and Their Meaning 121 6 Constituents and Word Classes 123 6.1 Introduction 123 6.2 Constituents 124 6.3 Sentences, Clauses and Phrases 126 6.4 Phrase Types 127 6.5 Heads and Modifiers 130 6.6 Constituent Structure 131 6.7 Phrases Versus Words 135 6.8 Word Classes: Content Words 136 6.9 Word Classes: Function Words 138 7 Simple Sentences 143 7.1 Introduction 143 7.2 Functions of Phrases Within the Sentence 144 7.3 Valency 147 7.4 Semantic Roles 150 7.5 Grammatical Roles 151 7.6 The Marking of Semantic and Grammatical Roles 153 7.7 Reduction of Valency 154 7.8 Reflexive Constructions 155 7.9 Pronominalisation 157 8 Complex Sentences 161 8.1 Introduction 161 8.2 The Functions of Embedded Clauses 162 8.3 The Forms of Embedded Clauses 165 8.4 Interaction between Main Clause and Embedded Clause 168 8.5 Coordinated Clauses 172 8.6 The Form of Coordinated Clauses 173 9 Constituent Order 177 9.1 Introduction 177 9.2 Constituent Order and Levels of Analysis 178 9.3 Constituent Order at the Sentence Level 179 9.4 Clause Type 181 9.5 Embedded Clauses 182 9.6 Complexity 183 9.7 The Information Status of Constituents 184 9.8 Cons…