Linguistics For Non-Linguists (4th International Edition, Paperback)

Chapter1 Introduction

Chapter2 Pragmatics
Implicature
Speech Acts

Chapter3 Semantics
Background
Sense
Reference
Truth

Chapter4 Syntax
Categories
LefttoRight Ordering
Transformations

Chapter5 Morphology
Morphemes
Lexical and Grammatical Morphemes
Free and Bound Morphemes
Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes
WordFormation Processes

Chapter6 Phonology
Vocal Tract
Segments
Phonemic Alphabet
Levels of Representation
Phonological Rules

Chapter7 Language Variation
Language Universals, Languages, Dialects, and Idiolects
Regional Variation
Social Variation
Language and Gender
Stylistic Variation

Chapter8 FirstLanguage Acquisition
Prelinguistic Stages
Linguistic Stages
Issues in Language Acquisition

Chapter9 SecondLanguage Acquisition
Issues in SecondLanguage Acquisition
Patterns in SecondLanguage Acquisition
Nonlinguistic Influences on SecondLanguage Acquisition

Chapter10 Written Language
Writing Systems
The English Spelling System
Analyzing Errors in Written English

Chapter11 Language Processing
SentenceLevel Phenomena in Language Processing
DiscourseLevel Phenomena in Language Processing
Perceptions about Tone

Chapter12 The Neurology of Language
Anatomy of the Nervous System
Background of Neurolinguistics
Hemispherical Specialization
Disorders

Chapter13 Conclusion
References
Glossary
Answers to Selected Exercises
Author Index
Subject Index