CHAPTER 1 Language and Linguistics: an Overview

1.1 What is language?

1.2 Features of human language

1.3 Functions of language

1.4 Types of language

1.5 The myth of language: language origin

1.6 Linguistics: the scientific study of language

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CHAPTER 2 Phonetics: the Study of Speech Sounds

2.1 The study of speech sounds

2.2 The sound-producing mechanism

2.3 Phonetic transcription of speech sounds

2.4 Description of English consonants

2.5 Description of English vowels

2.6 Phonetic features and natural classes

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CHAPTER 3 Phonology: the Study of Sound Systems and Patterns

3.1 The study of sound systems and patterns

3.2 Phonemes and allophones

3.3 Discovering phonemes

3.4 distinctive features and non-distinctive features

3.5 Phonological rules

3.6 Syllable structure

3.7 Sequence of phonemes

3.8 features above segments

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CHAPTER 4 Morphology: the study of Word Structure

4.1 Words and word structure

4.2 Morpheme: the minimal meaningful unit of language

4.3 Classification of morphemes

4.4 Formation of English words

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CHAPTER 5 Syntax: the Analysis of Sentence Structure

5.1 Grammaticality

5.2 Knowledge of sentence structure

5.3 different approaches to syntax

5.4 Transformational-generative grammar

5.5 Systemic-functional grammar

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CHAPTER 6 Semantics: the Analysis Meaning

6.1 The study of meaning

6.2 Reference and sense

6.3 Classification of lexical meanings

6.4 Lexical sense relations

6.5 Describing lexical meaning: componential analysis

6.6 Words and concepts

6.7 Semantic relations of sentences

6.8 Metaphors

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CHAPTER 7 Pragmatics: the Analysis of Meaning in Context

7.1 The pragmatic analysis of meaning

7.2 Deixis and reference

7.3 speech acts

7.4 Cooperation and implicature

7.5 The politeness principle

7.6 The principle of relevance

7.7 conversational structure

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CHAPTER 8 Language in Social contexts

8.1 Sociolinguistic study of language

8.2 Varieties of a language

8.3 Grades of formality

8.4 Languages in contact

8.5 Taboos and euphemisms

8.6 Language and culture

8.7 Communicative competence

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CHAPTER 9 Second Language Acquisition

9.1 What is second language acquisition?

9.2 Factors affecting SLA

9.3 Analyzing learners language

9.4 Explaining second language acquisition

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CHAPTER 10 Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching

10.1 foreign language teaching as a system

10.2 Contribution of linguistics: applications and implications

10.3 Linguistic underpinning of syllabus design

10.4 Method as integration of theory and practice

10.5 Linguistics the professional development of language teachers

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AppendixⅠ Families/Groups of Languages

AppendixⅡ The Indo-European Language Family

Bibliography

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