The new and updated third edition of this highly successful textbook contains an additional
chapter that presents modern empirical research methods in the form of exemplary small-scale
studies. In these projects the authors invite the reader to develop and address research
questions from phonetics phonology morphology and syntax. The pertinent experimental and
corpus-linguistic techniques are introduced and students are familiarized with some basic
statistical tools necessary for the analysis of the data. The major difference between this
book and its potential competitors lies in its hands-on didactic orientation with a strong
focus on linguistic analysis and argumentation. Language and linguistic theory are approached
from a strictly empirical perspective: given a certain set of data to be accounted for
theoretical and methodological problems must be solved in order to analyze and understand the
data properly. The book is not written from the perspective of a particular theoretical
framework and draws on insights from various research traditions. Introduction to English
Linguistics concentrates on gaining expertise and analytical skills in the traditional core
areas of linguistics i.e. phonology morphology syntax semantics and pragmatics. The chapter
on "Extensions and applications" widens the perspective to other areas of linguistic research
such as historical socio- and psycholinguistics. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises and
suggestions for further reading. A glossary and an index facilitate access to terms and topics.
