《语言学导论》

1.Linguistics:Science of Language1

Chapter One Linguistics1

2.Scope of Linguistics2

3.Approaches to Language3

4.Grammar4

5.Schools of Linguistics5

Exercise 18

Chapter Two Language10

1.Understanding of Language10

2.Defining Features of Language11

2.1.Well-organized system of linguistic symbols11

2.2.Duality of structure12

2.4.Productivity13

2.3.Arbitrariness13

2.5.Displacement14

2.6.Transferability14

2.7.Cultural transmission14

2.8.Linearity14

3.Language,Unique to Human Beings15

4.Linguistic Competence and Linguistic Performance16

5.Social Functions of Language17

5.1.Language,a communicative means17

5.2.Language,the means for conceptual thinking and recognition of the world18

5.3.Langnage,the vehicle and transmitter of culture20

6.Language and the Human Brain20

6.2.Functions of the brain21

6.1.Structure of the human brain21

7.Conceptual Thinking of the Deaf-mute23

8.Origin of Language24

9.Animal Communication Systems25

Exercise 229

Chapter Three Phonetics:Sounds of Language30

1.Phonetic Alphabet31

2.English Consonants and Vowels34

3.Study of Phonetics39

4.Articulatory Phonetics40

4.1.Articulatory organs40

4.2.Discription of English consonants42

(1)Place of articulation44

(2)Manner of articulation46

4.3.Description of English vowels55

5.Natural Classes of Speech Sounds59

Exercise 360

Chapter Four Phonology:Sound Patterns of Language63

1.Phonemes:Phonological Units of Language64

1.1.Distinctive features65

1.2.Contrast in form and meaning67

1.3.Nondistinctive features69

1.4.Phones and allophones70

1.5.Complementary distribution71

1.6.Phonetic representation and phonemic representation72

2.Suprasegmental Features73

3.Sequences of Phonemes78

3.1.Constraints on sequences of phonemes79

3.2.Syllables80

4.Phonological Rules82

5.Formalization of Phonological Rules90

Exercise 494

Chapter Five Morphology:Structure of Words99

1.Morphemes:Smallest Meaningful Units of Language100

1.1.Morpheme101

1.2.Morph and allomorph102

1.3.Analysis of morphemes103

1.4.Derivational and inflectional morphemes105

2.Morphological Rules of Word Formation107

3.Other Ways to Form Words110

3.1.Conversion110

3.2.Abbreviation111

3.3.Back-formation111

3.4.Blending112

3.5.Onomatopoeia112

3.6.Reduplication112

3.7.Sentence-condensation113

3.8.Acronymization113

(1)Alphabetisms113

(2)Words pronounced as common words114

4.Phonetic Representation of Morphemes114

Exercise 5117

1.Grammatical Rules120

Chapter Six Syntax:Structure of Sentences120

1.1.Paradigmatic rules121

(1)Parts of speech and form classes121

(2)Inflection124

(3)Grammatical categories125

1.2.Syntagmatic rules133

(1)Combination of morphemes into words133

(2)Basic patterns of combination of words134

(3)Constituent structure136

1.3.Concord and government141

2.Grammatical Units142

3.1.Syntactic rules145

3.Sentence Patterns of Language145

3.2.Phrase-structure rules151

3.3.Fitting in morphemes and words156

3.4.Recursive rules158

3.5.Surface structure and deep structure161

3.6.Transformational rules162

3.7.Phonological and semantic components171

3.8.Ambiguity in surface structure and grammatical relationships revealed in deep structure172

Exercise 6178

Chapter Seven Semantics:Meaning of Language180

1.Meaning,Concept,Referent180

2.Sense and Reference181

3.Meaning of Morphemes and Words182

4.Semantic Features and Componential Analysis186

5.Monosemy and Polysemy187

6.Homonymy188

7.Sense Relations Between Words190

7.1.Synonymy190

7.2.Antonymy193

7.3.Hyponymy197

8.Idioms198

9.Combination of Meanings of Words201

10.Meaning of Sentences201

Excercise 7205

Chapter Eight Pragmatics:Actual Use of Language in Context208

1.Study of Pragmatics209

2.Context212

3.Speech Act Theory216

3.1.Speech acts216

3.2.Classification of performatives219

3.3.Indirect speech acts221

4.Conversational Implicature225

4.1.Basic notion of conversational implicature225

4.2.Cooperative Principle(CP)227

4.3.Politeness Principles(PP)228

5.Convensation Analysis231

5.1.Analysis of the structure of a whole conversation232

5.2.Analysis of the local structure of a conversation233

Excercise 8238

Chapter Nine Language Acquisition240

1.Stages of Child Language Acquisition241

1.1.Babbling stage241

1.2.Holophrastic stage242

1.3.Two-word stage243

1.4.Telegraphic stage244

1.5.Full language-acquistion stage245

2.Different Views on Child Language Acquistion246

2.1.Postnatal learning theory246

2.1.Innate linguistic competence theory249

Exercise 9251

Chapter Ten Language and Society252

1.Relation between Language and Society252

2.Sociolinguistics253

3.Dialects255

3.1.Geographical dialects256

3.2.Social dialects257

3.3.Styles259

3.4.Slang,jargon and taboo260

3.5.Standard and non-standard dialects263

4.Lingua Francas265

5.Pidgin and Creole Languages266

6.Esperanto:An Artificial Language273

Exercise 10275

Chapter Eleven Language,Thought and Culture276

1.Understanding of Culture276

2.2.Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis279

2.1.Relation between language and thought279

2.Language and Thought279

3.Language and Culture284

4.Cultural Overlap,Cultural Diffusion and Translatability287

5.Culture and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning290

Excercise 11296

Chapter Twelve Historical-Comparative Linguistics297

1.Grimm's Law and Verner's Law:Sound Correspondence298

2.Languages of the World300

3.Genetic Classification of Languages302

4.Language Families306

4.1.Indo-European Language Family307

4.2.Sino-Tibetan Language Family308

4.4.Caucasian Language Family309

4.3.Afro-Asiatic Language Family309

4.5.Uralic Language Family310

4.6.Altaic Language Family310

4.7.Dravidian Language Family310

4.8.Malayo-Polynesian Language Family311

4.9.Niger-Kordofanian Language Family311

5.Typological Classification of Languages312

5.1.Isolating languages313

5.2.Agglutinating languages314

5.3.Inflectional languages315

5.4.Polysynthetic languages318

6.Structural Classification of Languages318

Exercise 12321

Chapter Thirteen Language Change324

1.A Brief History of English324

2.Phonetic Changes326

3.Phonological Changes328

3.1.Changes in phonemes and phonological rules328

3.2.Great Vowel Shift331

4.Morphological Changes333

5.Syntactic Changes335

6.Lexical Changes338

6.1.Word coinage338

6.2.Borrowing338

7.Semantic Changes343

7.1.Broadening and narrowing344

7.2.Elevation and degradation345

8.Causes of Language Change346

Exercise 13349

Chapter Fourteen Writing System351

1.Origin and Development of Writing352

1.1.Origin of writing353

1.2.Development of writing354

2.Modern Types of Writing Systems357

3.Reformation of Writing Systems359

4.Witing and Speech362

Exercise 14368

Reference Books370

Glossory372