Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook, written for introductory courses in linguistic theory for undergraduate linguistics majors and first-year graduate students, by twelve major figures in the field, each bringing their expertise to one of the core areas of the field - morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, and language acquisition. In each section the book is concerned with discussing the underlying principles common to all languages, showing how these are revealed in language acquisition and in the specific grammars of the world's languages.
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"Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a very impressive achievement, lucidly and engagingly presenting the major areas of Chomskian theoretical linguistics. Readers who work their way through the comprehensive presentation and the abundant well-chosen exercises will attain a deep understanding of what Chomskian generative grammar is all about, and, even more, a feel for what it is to actually participate in
the enterprise." Howard Lasnik, University of Connecticut
the enterprise." Howard Lasnik, University of Connecticut
"This is by far the best introductory book and the one that I will use. It gives a real working knowledge of each area of linguistics and maintains a consistent level of intellectual challenge throughout. The exercises are excellent."
Edwin Williams, Princeton University
"This excellent and detailed introduction to the field of linguistics draws on an impressive range of languages. Any student that wants to find out about the scientific study of human language will profit immensely from this book."
Richard Kayne, New York University
"This textbook fills in all the gaps that are characteristic of other introductory texts in linguistics. Each section is written by a leading figure in a particular area of linguistic theory: morphology and syntax, semantics, and phonetics and phonology. It is impressive both in breadth and depth. Each section ends by considering how the particular principles that were described in that section emerge in the course of language development, thereby reinforcing the importance of linguistic theory for understanding young children's universal mastery of natural language."
Stephen Crain, University of Maryland at College Park
"This is an outstanding new introduction to contemporary linguistics, written by a team of the foremost scholars in the field. The orientation throughout is towards real, usually current, research questions. A very nice feature is the inclusion of chapters on language acquisition in connection with each subdiscipline of linguistics. I am sure this book will be the standard introductory textbook for some time to come."
Ian Roberts, Universitat Stuttgart
"This introductory textbook is unique in the extent and depth of the coverage it provides. Teachers and beginning students of linguistics and cognitive science should find it both helpful and inspiring"
Maria Luisa Zubizarreta, University of Southern California
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Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook, written for introductory courses in linguistic theory for undergraduate linguistics majors and first-year graduate students. Twelve major figures in the field bring their expertise to each of the core areas of the field - morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, and language acquisition.
In each section the book is concerned with discussing the underlying principles common to all languages, showing how these are revealed in language acquisition and in the specific grammars of the world's languages. Theoretical concepts are introduced through the analysis of a wide set of language data from Arabic to Zulu. The student will learn how to "do" linguistics by working through real linguistic data. Each section explains how to define and solve a problem; organizes the data into paradigms revealing the structured patterns in the data; formulates generalizations based on these patterns; proposes rules or principles to account for the generalization; seeks independent evidence in its argument for the proposed theoretical construct.
The book brings the latest developments in theoretical linguistics to bear in its discussion of the traditional issues. It covers these subjects in greater depth than is found in most introductory texts permitting the student to proceed directly, after using this text, to graduate courses in the field. It contains problems, a glossary, and a bibliography for further reading.
Linguistics is supported by an instructor's manual.
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This book is very helpful for people who are doing Linguistics for the first time. What is really amazing about this book is that its progressive, you can use it after you finish your undergraduate program. This book is very practical in its approach which makes learning linguistics an enjoyable experience. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in keeping a really great linguistic book in their personal library [or public library] and for anyone who has no clue about linguistics and is planning to either do a course or just for general knowledge.
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I thought this book was very good. My friend who has a master's in linguistics recommended it to me for an overview of the field. Anyone wanting to know about linguistics should read this, but it is very academic for those of you who do not like reading textbooks.
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Human language, that unique characteristic of our species, has been of interest throughout history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nominal specifier position, main consonant chart, first constituent containing, white flowers into the water, remote complement, negative licenser, similar obstruents, tensed main clauses, past participle complement, metrical hypothesis, stressless syllables, schwa insertion, clausemate condition, overlong vowels, consumed ale, distributive reference, measure adverbs, bare root form, preverbal adverbs, verb murder, vowel ablaut, active articulator, bad substitutions, free constituent order, null subject pronouns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Recover Adjacency, American English, Dunsinane Forest, Voice Agreement Principle, Cambridge University Press, King Lear, New York, Recover the Morpheme, Summary Further, Binding Principle, Vowel Nasalization, Not-Too-Similar Principle, University of Chicago Press, Binding Theory, Does Language, San Lucas, Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Julius Caesar, Romeo Juliet, Tolkapaya Yavapai, Academic Press, Cookie Monster, Subject-Auxiliary Inversion, Basil Blackwell New!
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Human language, that unique characteristic of our species, has been of interest throughout history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nominal specifier position, main consonant chart, first constituent containing, white flowers into the water, remote complement, negative licenser, similar obstruents, tensed main clauses, past participle complement, metrical hypothesis, stressless syllables, schwa insertion, clausemate condition, overlong vowels, consumed ale, distributive reference, measure adverbs, bare root form, preverbal adverbs, verb murder, vowel ablaut, active articulator, bad substitutions, free constituent order, null subject pronouns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Recover Adjacency, American English, Dunsinane Forest, Voice Agreement Principle, Cambridge University Press, King Lear, New York, Recover the Morpheme, Summary Further, Binding Principle, Vowel Nasalization, Not-Too-Similar Principle, University of Chicago Press, Binding Theory, Does Language, San Lucas, Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Julius Caesar, Romeo Juliet, Tolkapaya Yavapai, Academic Press, Cookie Monster, Subject-Auxiliary Inversion, Basil Blackwell New!
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- Syntactic Structures (2nd Edition) by Noam Chomsky on 4 pages
- Child Language (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by Alison J. Elliot on 4 pages
- The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquistion : Expanding the Contexts by Dan Isaac Slobin on 4 pages
- Quantification in Natural Languages (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy) by Elke Bach on page 445, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Binding Theory (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) by Daniel Büring on page 186, page 253, and page 320
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- Ellipsis and Focus in Generative Grammar (Studies in Generative Grammar, 81) by Susanne Winkler in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Saussure (Cambridge Companions) by Carol Sanders in Back Matter
- Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics (Reading the Novel) by Neil Smith in Back Matter
- Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics by Neil Smith in Back Matter
- An Introduction to Language Processing with Perl and Prolog: An Outline of Theories, Implementation, and Application with Special Consideration of English, French, and German (Cognitive Technologies) by Pierre M. Nugues in Back Matter
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