Christian Mair 
English Linguistics [PDF ebook] 
An Introduction

bachelor-wissen ‘English Linguistics’ is a compact and easy-to-use introduction to English linguistics which — is tailored to the needs of students of English at German, Austrian and Swiss universities — contains graded exercises to motivate students to carry out independent research, and — bridges the gap between linguistics and the literary and cultural-studies components of the typical BA in English Studies. bachelor-wissen ‘English Linguistics’ goes beyond the usual introduction in offering accompanying web resources which provide additional material and multi-media illustration.