The English Language and Linguistics Companion: Palgrave Student Companions Series

Author: Keith Allan,Julie Bradshaw,Geoffrey Finch,Julie Bradshaw
Publisher: Brand: Palgrave Macmillan
Category: Language Arts, Linguistics
Book Format: Paperback

Interested in discovering how language works? Daunted by the prospect of studying linguistics at university? The English Language and Linguistics Companion is a tool-kit for the novice linguist. Integrating study skills with substantive coverage, it offers an innovative approach to the study of English language and linguistics, helping students see how their chosen discipline 'fits together'. A one-stop resource, this practical and highly accessible guide: * Provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary approaches to the study of language and outlines the contribution of significant scholars to the development of the field * Introduces the core topics and concepts of linguistics and the study of language and summarizes key issues in applied linguistics * Defines and illustrates the key terms and concepts in the discipline of linguistics * Offers practical advice on the skills required when studying linguistics and suggests a range of possible career pathways * Illustrates approaches to linguistic research and recommends resources for linguistic inquiry and the study of language Packed full of information and guidance, this is an essential resource for prospective linguistics students and anyone with an interest in the study of language.

Table Of Contents
PART I: STUDYING LANGUAGE.- Approaching Language.- Study Skills.- PART II: STUDYING LANGUAGE: CORE TOPICS.- Phonetics The Science of Speech Sounds.- Phonology Sound Systems in Languages.- Morphology Word Structures.- Syntax.- Fundamentals of Semantics and Pragmatics.- Meanings, Maxims and Speech Acts.- Sociolinguistics.- Psycholinguistics.- Applied Linguistics.- Historical Linguistics.- Stylistics.- Discourse and Conversation.- Corpus Linguistics.- Digital Tools in Linguistics.- Forensic Linguistics.- From Pictures to Writing.- PART III: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS.- PART IV: SOME KEY LINGUISTS.- PART V: CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND IDENTIFYING RESOURCES.- PART VI: CAREER PATHWAYS.- INDEX.
About Keith Allan
GEOFF FINCH retired from Anglia Ruskin University in 2006, where he was Senior Lecturer in English language and literature, and now works as a freelance lecturer and writer. His is the author of How to Study Linguistics, A Guide to Understanding Language, Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics and Word of Mouth: A New Introduction to Language and Communication.
KEITH ALLAN is Professor of Linguistics at Monash University, Australia. His research focuses on aspects of meaning in Language and his publications include Natural Language Semantics, Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language (with Kate Burridge), The Western Classical Tradition in Linguistics and The Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics.
JULIE BRADSHAW is Lecturer in Linguistics at Monash University, Australia. Her main interests are in the sociolinguistic aspects of second language acquisition and use.
GEORGINA HEYDON was Research Fellow in the Linguistics Program at Monash University and is now Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice Administration at RMIT University, Australia. She is the author of The Language of Police Interviewing.
KATE BURRIDGE is both Professor and Chair of Linguistics in the Linguistics Program at Monash University. She is the author of Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language, Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language, Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History, co-author, with Keith Allan, of Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language, with Kersti Borjars, of Introducing English Grammar and is also a regular presenter of language segments on ABC Radio and television.

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Artist / Author Keith Allan, Julie Bradshaw, Geoffrey Finch, Julie Bradshaw
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