Linguistic Structure of Modern English.
Title:
Linguistic Structure of Modern English.
Author:
Brinton, Laurel J.
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9789027288240
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (446 pages)
Contents:
The Linguistic Structure of Modern English -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the second edition -- 1. A note to the student on punctuation -- 2. A note on the use of corpus examples -- Chapter 1. The nature of language and linguistics -- 1. The nature of human language -- 1.1 Fundamental beliefs about language -- 1.2 Linguistic signs -- 1.3 The rule-governed nature of language -- 1.4 Language universals, innateness, and creativity -- 1.5 Animal communication codes -- 2. The nature of grammar -- 2.1 Definitions of Grammar -- 2.2 Fallacies concerning grammar -- 3. Linguistics and the components of language -- 4. Organization of the book -- Chapter 2. Consonants and vowels -- 1. The spoken versus the written form of language -- 1.1 English spelling -- 1.2 The advantages of speech and writing -- 2. The production of speech sounds -- 3. Consonant sounds -- 3.1 Classification of consonants -- 3.2 Consonants of English and their phonetic notation -- 4. Vowel sounds -- 4.1 Classification of vowels -- 4.2 Vowels of English and their phonetic notation -- 5. The function of vowels and consonants -- Chapter 3. Phonology, phonotactics, and suprasegmentals -- 1. Phonemes -- 2. Phonemic rules -- 3. Phonological processes -- 4. Phonotactics -- 5. Suprasegmental features -- 5.1 Stress -- 5.2 Intonation -- 6. Syllable structure -- Chapter 4. The internal structure of words and processes of word formation -- 1. Defining the word -- 2. Morphemes -- 2.1 Morpheme versus morph -- 2.2 The analysis of words into morphs and morphemes -- 2.3 Allomorphs and morphemic rules -- 3. Processes of word formation -- 3.1 Derivation -- 3.2 Reduplication -- 3.3 Conversion or functional shift -- 3.4 Compounds -- 3.5 Blends -- 3.6 Back formations -- 3.7 Shortening -- 3.8 Root creations -- 4. Idioms.
Chapter 5. Grammatical categories and word classes -- 1. Grammatical categories -- 1.1 Number -- 1.2 Gender -- 1.3 Person -- 1.4 Case -- 1.5 Degree -- 1.6 Definiteness -- 1.7 Tense -- 1.8 Aspect -- 1.9 Mood -- 1.10 Voice -- 2. Determining word classes -- 2.1 Inflectional and distributional tests -- 2.2 Tests applied to various word classes -- 2.3 Recategorization -- Chapter 6. Lexical semantics -- 1. Traditional semantics -- 2. Basic semantic relationships -- 3. Structural semantics -- 4. Semantic features -- 4.1 Feature analysis of nouns -- 4.2 Feature analysis of verbal predicates -- 4.3 Feature analysis of modals -- 4.4 Postscript on semantic features -- 5. Prototypes -- 6. Semantic anomaly -- 6.1 Selectional restrictions -- 6.2 Figurative language -- 7. Cognitive approaches to meaning -- Chapter 7. Phrasal structure and verb complementation -- 1. Introduction to generative grammar -- 2. Constituents -- 3. A phrase structure grammar of english -- 3.1 The form of phrase structure rules -- 3.2 Subject and predicate -- 3.3 Noun phrase -- 3.4 Adjective phrase -- 3.5 Adverb phrase -- 3.6 Prepositional phrase -- 3.7 Conjunction -- 3.8 Verb phrase -- 4. Review of phrase structure rules -- Chapter 8. Adverbials, auxiliaries, and sentence types -- 1. Adverbials -- 1.1 Adjunct adverbials -- 1.2 Disjunct adverbials -- 1.3 Conjunct adverbials -- 2. Functions of postverbal prepositional phrases -- 3. Auxiliary -- 4. Passive sentences -- 4.1 Verb subcategorization and the passive -- 5. Yes/no questions and negative sentences -- 5.1 Yes/no questions -- 5.2 Negative statements and questions -- 5.3 Do-support -- 5.4 Tag questions -- 6. Imperatives -- 7. From D-structure to S-structure -- Chapter 9. Finite and nonfinite clauses -- 1. Finite clauses -- 1.1 That-clauses -- 1.2 Adverbial clauses -- 1.3 Wh-clauses -- 2. Nonfinite clauses.
2.1 Forms of nonfinite clauses -- 2.2 Omissions from nonfinite clauses -- 2.3 Complementizers in nonfinite clauses -- 2.4 Functions of nonfinite clauses -- 2.5 Nonfinite clauses as complements of V -- 3. Review of complex sentences -- Chapter 10. Sentence semantics -- 1. Propositions -- 2. Thematic roles -- 2.1 The expression of thematic roles in English -- 2.2 Dual thematic roles -- 2.3 Thematic role grids -- 3. Predications -- 3.1 Descriptive predicates -- 3.2 Cognitive predicates -- 3.3 Locative and possessive predicates -- Chapter 11. Information structuring and speech acts -- 1. Pragmatics and syntax -- 1.1 Basic distinctions -- 1.2 Syntactic options and pragmatic considerations -- 1.3 Information structuring in a passage -- 2. Speech act theory -- 2.1 Components of speech acts -- 2.2 Taxonomy of speech acts -- 2.3 Appropriateness conditions on speech acts -- 2.4 Indirect speech acts -- 2.5 Politeness -- 3. The cooperative principle and conversational implicature -- Chapter 12. Linguistics in language teaching -- 1. Linguistics and native-language teaching -- 1.1. Pedagogical grammar -- 1.2 A role for linguistics in first-language instruction -- 2. Linguistics and second-language teaching -- 2.1 The rise and fall of audiolingualism -- 2.2 Krashen and the natural approach -- 2.3 A new role for grammar -- 2.4 A role for linguistics in second-language instruction -- 3. Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Abbreviations -- Appendix IIa: Phrase structure rules (simple sentences) -- Appendix IIb: Phrase structure rules (complete set) -- Index.
Abstract:
This text is for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in contemporary English, especially those whose primary area of interest is English as a second language, primary or secondary-school education, English stylistics, theoretical and applied linguistics, or speech pathology. The emphasis is on empirical facts of English rather than any particular theory of linguistics; the text does not assume any background in language or linguistics. In this newly revised edition numerous example sentences are taken from the Corpus of Contemporary American English. A full glossary of key terms, an additional chapter on pedagogy and new sections on cognitive semantics and politeness have been added. Other changes include: completely updated print references; web links to sites of special interest and relevance; and a revised, reader-friendly layout. A companion website that includes a complete workbook with self-testing exercises and a comprehensive list of web links accompanies the book. The website can be found at the following address: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/z.156.workbook Students completing the text and workbook will acquire: a knowledge of the sound system of contemporary English; an understanding of the formation of English words; a comprehension of the structure of both simple and complex sentence in English; a recognition of complexities in the expression of meaning; an understanding of the context and function of use upon the structure of the language; and an appreciation of the importance of linguistic knowledge to the teaching of English to first and second-language learners. Laurel J. Brinton is Professor of English Language at the University of British Columbia. Donna M. Brinton is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.The Linguistic Structure of Modern English is a
revised edition of The Structure of Modern English by Laurel J. Brinton (2000).
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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