Introduction to English Linguistics - Plag, Ingo; Schramm, Mareile; Lappe, Sabine; Braun, Maria
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This successful textbook introduces beginning university students of English to the study of English linguistics. Now updated and expanded, the second edition features a more detailed discussion of the differences between British and North American English, and explains the differences in the two traditions of phonetic transcription.
The major difference between this book and its potential competitors lies in its hands-on didactic orientation, with a strong focus on linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are approached from a strictly empirical perspective:…mehr

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This successful textbook introduces beginning university students of English to the study of English linguistics. Now updated and expanded, the second edition features a more detailed discussion of the differences between British and North American English, and explains the differences in the two traditions of phonetic transcription.

The major difference between this book and its potential competitors lies in its hands-on didactic orientation, with a strong focus on linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are approached from a strictly empirical perspective: given a certain set of data to be accounted for, theoretical and methodological problems must be solved in order to analyze and understand the data properly. The book is not written in the perspective of a particular theoretical framework and draws on insights from various research traditions. Introduction to English Linguistics concentrates on gaining expertise and analytical skills in the traditional core areas of linguistics, i.e. phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. The final chapter on "Extensions and applications" widens the perspective to other areas of linguistic research, such as historical, socio- and psycholinguistics. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises and suggestions for further reading. A glossary and an index facilitate access to terms and topics.

Autorenporträt
Ingo Plag, Maria Braun, Sabine Lappe,and Mareile Schramm, University of Siegen, Germany.
Rezensionen
"[...] the book is indeed enjoyable. University students all over the
globe will, undoubtedly, find it stimulating and inspiring."
Dinha T. Gorgis in: Linguist List 21.664

"Overall, I find this to be an excellent textbook introducing the linguistic analysis of English. All the terminology and analytical techniques are presented thoroughly, and are applied to a wide range of data from English. I particularly like the fact that examples from the BNC are brought in as additional evidence. Specific issues in the analysis of English are covered, such as the wide range of allomorphs, and it is good to see that the conditioning of these morphs are dealt with as well. The exercises cover the material in each chapter, and extend it to give the student insights into further study. The glossary is comprehensive."
Jonathan White in: http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-213.html

"Overall this is a extremely well written and highly useful introductory textbook on linguistics. [...] In short, this is an excellent introduction that can be read with great profit by both instructors and students in linguistics."
Parth Bhatt in: The Canadian Journal of Linguistics 3/2008