主要內容
提供語言學的基礎理論知識，介紹半個世紀以來語言研究的各個領域所取得的重要成果，並對音系、句法、語義——即語言研究的三個層次、英語的歷史演變、語言與社會的關係、母語習得和第二語言學習等作了簡明扼要的闡述。第一次修訂時，增加了“語用學”和“語言與文化”兩章，本次修訂新增了“語言與大腦”一章，介紹近年來對語言的產生和理解的心理過程的研究成果與新動向。
圖書目錄
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
1.1 What is linguistics?
1.2 What is language
Revision exercises
CHAPTER 2 Phonology
2.1 The phonic medium of language
2.2 Phonetics
2.3 Phonology
Revision exercises
CHAPTER 3 Morphology
3.1 Morphology
3.2 Morphology-the minimal units of meaning
3.3 Derivationl and inflectional morphemes
3.4 Morphological rules of word formation
3.5 Compounds
Revision exercises
CHAPTER 4 Syntax
4.1 What is Syntax?
4.2 Categories
4.3 Phrase structure rule
4.4 Phrase elements
4.5 Sentences(The Srule)
4.6 Transformations
Revision exercises
CHAPTER 5 Semantics
CHAPTER 6 Pragmatics
CHAPTER 7 Language Change
CHAPTER 8 Language and Society
CHAPTER 9 Language and Culture
CHAPTER 10 Language Acquisition
CHAPTER 11 Second Language Acquisition
CHAPTER 12 Language and Brain
