《英语语言学基础读本》

ContentsUnit One1

Text：The Nature of LinguisticsS.R*：The Study of LanguageUnit Two15

Text：The Origin of LanguageS.R.：The Origin of the First LanguageUnit Three30

Text: The Definition of LanguageS.R.: A Definition of LanguageUnit Four45

Text：The History of LinguisticsS.R.: History of LinguisticsUnit Five59

Text：The History of EnglishS.R.：The Importance of Knowing the Historyof EnglishUnit Six73

Text：Three Major GrammarsS.R.：Summaries of Three MajorGrammars*S.R.—Supplementary ReadingUnit Seven91

Text：The Machenism of SpeeehS.R.：PhoneticsUnit Eight106

Text：English Vowels and TheirClassificationS.R.：More than VowelsUnit Nine123

Text：English Consonants and TheirClassificationS.R.：Manners of ArticulationUnit Ten135

Text：Distinctive SoundsS.R.：PhonologyUnit Eleven146

Text：Morphology：The Words ofLanguageS.R.：MorphologyUnit Twelve160

Text：Three Approaches to Syntax(Ⅰ)S.R.：Grammar and Syntax(Ⅰ)Unit Thirteen173

Text：Three Approaches to Syntax(Ⅱ)S.R.：Grammar and Syntax(Ⅱ)Unit Fourteen185

Text：SemanticsS.R.：Definitions of SemanticsUnit Fifteen198

Text：Human Communication：ThreeSystemsS.R.：A Glance at Some OtherCommunication SystemsUnit Sixteen210

Text：SignsS.R.：What is Meaning?Unit Seventeen223

Text：The Basic Functions of LanguageS.R.：Speech FunctionsUnit Eighteen242

Text：Style as ChoiceS.R.：What is Style?Appendix Ⅰ：Linguists260

Appendix Ⅱ：Glossary271