Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook:
• Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key areas: language structures, mind and society, applications, methods, and issues;
• Presents the latest research in an accessible way;
• Incorporates examples from a wide variety of languages – from isiZulu to Washo – throughout;
• Treats sign language in numerous chapters as yet another language, rather than a ‘special case’ confined to its own chapter;
• Includes recommended readings and resource materials, and is supplemented by a companion website.
This textbook goes beyond description and theory, giving weight to application and methodology. It is authored by a team of leading scholars from the world-renowned Lancaster University department, who have drawn on both their research and extensive classroom experience. Aimed at undergraduate students of linguistics, Introducing Linguistics is the ideal textbook to introduce students to the field of linguistics.
Table of Contents Preface by Jonathan Culpeper Section one: Languages structures Chapter 1 Phonetics Sam Kirkham and Claire Nance Chapter 2 Phonology Claire Nance and Sam Kirkham Chapter 3 Morphology Daniel Van Olmen Chapter 4 Syntax Daniel Van Olmen Chapter 5 Semantics Christopher Hart and Vittorio Tantucci Chapter 6 Pragmatics Jonathan Culpeper and Claire Hardaker Section two: Mind and society Chapter 7 Sociolinguistics Beth Malory and Karin Tusting Chapter 8 Historical linguistics Beth Malory Chapter 9 Language acquisition Silke Brandt and Patrick Rebuschat Chapter 10 Studying discourse Beth Malory Chapter 11 Bilingualism and multilingualism Claire Nance and Aina Casaponsa Chapter 12 Communication and culture Dimitrinka Atanasova Section three: Applications Chapter 13 Forensic linguistics and forensic phonetics Georgina Brown and Claire Hardaker Chapter 14 Health communication Elena Semino Chapter 15 Language in the curriculum Oksana Afitska and John Clegg Chapter 16 Critical Discourse Analysis Christopher Hart Chapter 17 Language in the workplace Veronika Koller Chapter 18 Computational linguistics Georgina Brown Section four: Methods Chapter 19 Research ethics in (applied) linguistics Uta Papen, Emily Peach, Aina Casaponsa, and Dimitrinka Atanasova Chapter 20 Experimental methods Patrick Rebuschat and Aina Casaponsa Chapter 21 Corpus methods Tony McEnery and Andrew Hardie Chapter 22 Field methods Uta Papen and Claire Nance Chapter 23 Surveys, questionnaires, interviews and focus groups Karin Tusting Chapter 24 Statistics and data visualisation Vaclav Brezina and Aina Casaponsa Section five: Issues Chapter 25 Generative vs. usage-based approaches to language Willem B. Hollmann Chapter 26 Linguistic theories of grammar Willem B. Hollmann and Vittorio Tantucci Chapter 27 Linguistic relativity Panos Athanasopoulos Chapter 28 Linguistic diversity Claire Nance Chapter 29 Evolutionary linguistics Christopher Hart Chapter 30 Animal communication Jennifer Hughes Index
Jonathan Culpeper is Professor of English Language and Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. Beth Malory is Lecturer in English Linguistics at University College London, UK, and Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. Claire Nance is Senior Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. Daniel Van Olmen is Senior Lecturer in Linguistic Typology and Language Change in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. Dimitrinka Atanasova is Lecturer in Intercultural Communication in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. Sam Kirkham is Senior Lecturer in Phonetics in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. Aina Casaponsa is Lecturer in Language, Cognition and Neuroscience in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK.
Reviews for Introducing Linguistics
This textbook reflects well the diversity of experience of a first-year undergraduate in linguistics. Each chapter has a different author and reflects a different teaching style: some start with a definition, but one takes us through the illness of a hypothetical patient called 'Charlie', and two offer a Q&A conversation with a hypothetical eager student. The chapters cover all the standard topics likely to be on a first-year syllabus, including significant coverage of research methods and possible real-world applications. The subject matter is well rooted in relevant research, and a linked website is promised. - Richard Hudson, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, UCL.
