Christian Mair 
English Linguistics [PDF ebook] 

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.

The new edition includes current theoretical approaches in the fields of sociolinguistics and World Englishes.

Содержание

1 Introduction — linguistic and other approaches to language
2 Phonetics and phonology — the sounds of speech
3 Morphology and word-formation — the structure of the word
4 Syntax I/general principles — the structure of the clause
5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar
6 Semantics and lexicology — the meaning of words
7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis
8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies
9 A pluricentric language — standard Englishes around the world
10 Dialectology — regional variation in English
11 Language in the city — social and ethnic variation,
multilingualism
12 Language change and the history of English
13 Past masters, current trends — theorising linguistics for students of English
14 Linguistics and the public — language myths, language politics, language planning and language rights
Glossary
Index

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Mair ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Englische Linguistik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.