This book offers a concise introduction to synchronic English linguistics. Following an introduction to language and linguistics as such, it provides detailed descriptions of the different language levels: phonetics and phology, morphology, syntax, and meaning in language (comprising semantics and pragmatics). Furthermore, one chapter deals with constructional approaches to English grammar. The final chapter serves as an outlook on the application of linguistic theory in various domains of language use, including historical linguistics, dialectology, sociolinguistics, language acquisition and forensic linguistics. Every chapter contains specific exercises that help to rehearse the key concepts introduced in this book.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh
ISBN-10
363156175x
ISBN-13
9783631561751
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138771111
Product Key Features
Author
Alexander Bergs
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Linguistics
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Frankfurt AM Main
Series Part/Volume Number
4
First Published
2012
Series Title
Textbooks in English Language and Linguistics (Tell)
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Alexander Bergs is Full Professor and Chair of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Osnabruck. He is the author and editor of various books and numerous articles on historical sociolinguistics, modern Scots, constructions and language change, and on English historical linguistics.