Honda, O Neil W

Gebundenes Buch

Thinking Linguistically

Beschreibung

Thinking Linguistically investigates knowledge of the structure of language and teaches students how to pursue serious, scientific inquiry by doing linguistics. Problem sets, primarily focused on NP pluralization and question formation across languages, are integrated into the text in order to guide students through the formulation and evaluation of hypotheses on the basis of linguistic data. Acquisition of the linguistic phenomena of the problem sets is also examined. Developed by two experienced teachers specifically for introductory courses on linguistics and language acquisition, this book enables students to reach conclusions about questions of linguistics while also understanding the reasoning and methodology behind them.

Autor

Maya Honda is Associate Professor of Human Development at Wheelock College. Her work includes Understanding First and Second Language Acquisition (with Wayne O'Neil, 2004) and papers in Noam Chomsky: Critical Assessments (1994) and The View from Building 20 (1993). Wayne O'Neil is Professor of Linguistics at MIT. His publications include The Generative Study of Second Language Acquisition (edited with Suzanne Flynn and Gita Martohardjono, 1998) and Image, Language, Brain (edited with Alec Marantz and Yasushi Miyashita, 2000).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 700g
• ISBN-13: 9781405108317
• ISBN-10: 1405108312
• Artikelnr.: 23455508

Rezensionen

"If you are a veteran linguist or linguistics teacher, this book will propel you back to what first captivated you about linguistic inquiry. If you are new to the field, this textbook is a delightful laboratory manual for thinking linguistically." (The Modern Language Journal, autumn 2010)"The authors skillfully engage readers in doing linguisticsas a kind of scientific inquiry. An elegant demonstration of thesteps in identifying patterns, formulating and testing hypotheses,and offering parsimonious descriptions and explanations."
Walt Wolfram, North Carolina State University

"Honda and O'Neil have taught linguistics at thecenter and on the periphery, to grade schoolers, teachers, andgraduate students: always theoretical, always understandable,always useful. These unique materials show that the study ofEnglish and of every other language can be a science accessible toall."
Nigel Fabb, University of Strathclyde