Contents

Chapter 1 Language and Linguistics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 History of Linguistics
1.3 Why Study Linguistics?
1.4 Properties of Language
1.5 Body Language and Other ��Languages��
1.6 Functions of Language
1.7 Branches in Linguistics
1.8 FAQ about Studying Linguistics
1.9 Summary

Chapter 2 Phonetics: Speech Sounds
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Spelling, Pronunciation and Phonetic Transcription
2.3 Speech Organs
2.4 The Phonetic Properties of Speech Sounds
2.5 Vowels
2.6 Summary

Chapter 3 Phonology: Sound Patterns
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Distinctive Sounds of a Language
3.3 Beyond the Sound Segments
3.4 Summary

Chapter 4 Lexicon
4.1 Introduction
4.2 What is Word?
4.3 Classification of Words
4.4 Morpheme and Its Types
4.5 Word��formation
4.6 Summary

Chapter 5 Grammar: Clause
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Word Classes and Word Order
5.3 Clause Types
5.4 Grammatical Categories
5.5 ��Half��clauses��
5.6 Semantic Roles of Clause Elements
5.7 How Do We Play with Clauses?
5.8 Summary

Chapter 6 Grammar�� Text
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Theme and Textual Function
6.3 Information Structure
6.4 Cohesion
6.5 Conversation Analysis
6.6 Summary

Chapter 7 Language and Meaning
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Word Meaning
7.3 How Are Word Meanings Related?
7.4 How Is Word Meaning Analyzed?
7.5 Sentence Meaning
7.6 Context and Implicature
7.7 Summary

Chapter 8 Pragmatics: Meaning in Use
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Deixis
8.3 Presupposition
8.4 Conversational Implicature
8.5 Linguistic Politeness
8.6 Speech Acts
8.7 Summary

Chapter 9 Cognitive Linguistics:Language and Cognition
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Language as Conceptual Metaphor
9.3 Cognitive Grammar
9.4 Construction Grammar
9.5 Cognitive Semantics
9.6 Conceptual Semantics
9.7 Summary

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