Linguistics An Introduction to Linguistic Theory
by Fromkin, Victoria A.; Hayes, Bruce; Curtiss, Susan; Szabolcsi, Anna; Stowell, Tim; Stabler, Edward; Sportiche, Dominique; Koopman, Hilda; Keating, Patricia; Munro, Pamela; Hyams, Nina; Steriade, DoncaEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-02-08
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook written for undergraduate and graduate students of lingiustic theory. Twelve major figures bring their expertise to each of the core areas of the field - morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, and language acquisition.
Author Biography
Victoria A. Fromkin has been a member of the faculty of the UCLA Department of Linguistics since 1966 and served as its Chair from 1972 to 1976. From 1979 to 1989 she served as the UCLA Graduate Dean and Vice Chancellor of Graduate Programs and she has received the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Fromkin is co-author with Robert Rodman of An Introduction to Language (Sixth Edition, 1998).
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vi |
| Notes on Authors | p. viii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Linguistics: The Scientific Study of Human Language | p. 3 |
| Morphology and Syntax | p. 23 |
| Morphology: The Structure of Words | p. 25 |
| Syntax I: Argument Structure and Phrase Structure | p. 89 |
| Syntax II: Syntactic Dependencies | p. 195 |
| Syntax III: The Distribution of Verbal Forms: A Case Study | p. 257 |
| Acquisition of Word and Sentence Structure | p. 324 |
| Semantics | p. 369 |
| Semantics I: Compositionality | p. 371 |
| Semantics II: Scope | p. 399 |
| Semantics III: Cross-Categorial Parallelisms | p. 421 |
| Acquisition of Meaning | p. 449 |
| Phonetics and Phonology | p. 475 |
| Phonetics: The Sounds of Language | p. 477 |
| Phonology I: Basic Principles and Methods | p. 518 |
| Phonology II: Phonological Representations | p. 579 |
| Phonology III: Explanation and Constraints in Phonology | p. 609 |
| Acquisition of Phonetics and Phonology | p. 658 |
| Glossary | p. 682 |
| Bibliography | p. 721 |
| Index | p. 729 |
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