EAN: 9783110203677

TEXTBOOK ENGLISH LINGUISTICS - THOMAS HERBST ...

The book introduces the reader to the central areas of English linguistics. The main sections
are: the English language and linguistics - sounds - meaning-carrying units - sentences: models
of grammar - meaning - utterances - variation. Notably  the book is written from a foreign
student's perspective of the English language  i.e. aspects relevant to foreign language
teaching receive particular attention. A great deal of emphasis is put on the insights to be
gained from the analysis of corpora  especially with respect to the idiomatic character of
language (idiom principle  valency approach). In addition  the text offers basic facts about
the history of the language and elaborates on the differences between British and American
English. The author demonstrates that a linguistic fact can usually be described in more than
one way. To this end  each section contains a chapter written for beginners providing a broad
outline and introducing the basic terminology. The remaining chapters in each section highlight
linguistic facts in more detail and give an idea of how particular theories account for them.
The book can be used both from the first semester onwards and as perfect study aid for final
B.A.-examinations.

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