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Provides a linguistic foundation for students of all majors
Assisted by numerous pedagogical aids, A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 4/e explains all concepts in a systematic way making complex linguistic topics as easy to learn as possible. This introductory title covers the core topics of linguistics, providing the information and concepts that will allow students to understand more detailed and advanced treatments of linguistics. This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology and reveals the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant. Its workbook format contains well-constructed exercises in every chapter that allow students to practice key concepts.
Bruce M. Rowe is a professor of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where he has taught since 1970. He designed the college’s first linguistics course for students majoring or minoring in linguistics, anthropology, education, English, Interpreting for the Deaf, and communications studies, and for those fulfilling a general education requirement. Professor Rowe also teaches physical and cultural anthropology as well as sociology. In addition to A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, he has co-authored ten editions of Physical Anthropology, two editions of Physical Anthropology: The Core, and physical anthropology study guides and workbooks (all with Philip L. Stein). Professor Rowe has authored four editions of The College Survival Guide: Hints and References to Aid College Students and The College Awareness Guide: What Students Need to Know to Succeed in College. He has received numerous awards for teaching. He is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association and a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges.
Diane P. Levine is a professor of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where she teaches cultural and physical anthropology, as well as linguistics. She is the chair of the Department of Anthropological and Geographical Sciences As a former teacher of English and ESL, she has written articles on the use of literature in the ESL classroom and presented seminars on critical thinking in the language arts classroom. Professor Levine is on the advisory boards for Annual Editions: Anthropology and is also a national advisor for the film series Cultural Anthropology: Our Diverse World. She is a member of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges.
In This Section:
I) Brief Table of Contents
II) Detailed Table of Contents
I) Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Nature of Communication
Chapter 2. The Phonological Component: Phonetics
Chapter 3. The Phonological Component: Phonology
Chapter 4. The Morphological Component
Chapter 5. Syntax
Chapter 6. Semantics and Pragmatics
Chapter 7. Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology
Chapter 8. Language Acquisition
Chapter 9. Sign Language
Chapter 10. Writing Systems
Chapter 11. Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 12. Historical Linguistics
II) Detailed Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Nature of Communication
The Nature of Communication
Nonhuman and Human Communication Compared
Chimpanzees and Gorillas in Controlled Environments
Skepticism over Ape Language Studies
Chapter 2. The Phonological Component: Phonetics
Articulatory Phonetics
Consonants and Vowels
Syllables and Syllabic Consonants
Suprasegmentals
Connected Speech
Chapter 3. The Phonological Component: Phonology
The Phoneme and the Concept of Significant Differences in Sounds
Distinctive Feature Analysis
Phonological Processes
The Continuous and Complex Nature of Speech, Revised
Chapter 4. The Morphological Component
The Morpheme
Morphological Typology
How New Words Are Formed
Lexical Categories
Chapter 5. Syntax
Syntactic Construction
Grammaticality Judgments and Ambiguity
The Constituent Structure of Sentences
Phrase Structure Rules
Transformational Rules
Optional and Obligatory Transformations
Chapter 6. Semantics and Pragmatics
The Meaning of Words: Lexical Semantics
The -Nyms
Other Kinds of Meaning: Structural Semantics
Pragmatics
Fieldwork Project
Chapter 7. Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology
Regional Dialects
African American English
Hispanic English
Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles
Situational Dialects or Registers
Gender and Language
Linguistic Anthropology
Language and Nationalism
Chapter 8. Language Acquisition
Language and the Brain
Ideas about Language Acquisition
How Do Children Acquire the Components of Language?
Language Socialization: Three Examples
The Acquisition of Sign Language
Bilingualism
Chapter 9. Sign Language
The Nature of Sign Language
What Is ASL?
Nicaraguan Sign Language: The Birth of a New Language
Social Dimensions of Sign Language
Chapter 10. Writing Systems
Writing Is Secondary to Speech and Sign Language
Types of Writing Systems
The History of Writing
The Printing Press
A Few Words about Computers
Chapter 11. Nonverbal Communication
What Does “Nonverbal” Mean?
Kinesic Behavior
Affect Displays
The Eyes Have It
Physical Appearance
Touching (Tactile) Behavior
Paralanguage
Proxemics
The Physical Environment
“How-To” Books: A Word of Caution
Chapter 12. Historical Linguistics
The Relationships between Languages
Types of Language Change
How Long Does It Take a Language to Change?
Disappearing, Reappearing, and Emerging Languages
The Spread of Englishes
New Jargons
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