本书是供英语专业高年级本科生使用的语言学入门教材,涵盖语言学基本知识,共分11个单元,语言通俗易懂,生动流畅,引用的例子丰富,阐述详尽,主要介绍的语言知识是最近语言学领域研究的热点,有助于学生在掌握英语技能的基础上进一步扩充知识领域,培养应用能力,提高综合素养。
Chapter 1 Properties of Language
Chapter 2 The Structures of Language
Chapter 3 Meaning of Language
Chapter 4 Origins of Language
Chapter 5 Language in Use:The Pragmatic Perspective
Chapter 6 Language and Power
Chapter 7 Language and Gender
Chapter 8 First Language Acquisition
Chapter 9 Second Language Acquisition
Chapter 10 Language and the Brain
Chapter 11 Language,Metaphor and Thought
Exercises
References