The first edition of this major introduction to linguistics rapidly established itself as an important student textbook, and a reference tool for those who already have some acquaintance with linguistics. This second edition has been updated and revised and includes new chapters on syntax and on current developments in generative grammar, as well as new material on the nature of language and on morphology. This book first provides a comprehensive critical review of the analytic tools and theories of linguistics and systematically surveys major concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Having established the basic nature and structure of language, the final part of the book engages some of the wider issues concerning the use of language in speaking and understanding (psycholinguistics), language development in children, social aspects of language (sociolinguistics), and historical language choice.

Foundations of General Linguistics (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics)

Reference

Atkinson, Martin

Kilby, David

Roca, Iggy

Words, Language & Grammar

Routledge

Descriptive Syntax and the English Verb

Intended for advanced students and researchers in linguistics, Descriptive Syntax and the English Verb, first published in 1984, focuses on the syntax of the English verb and notions of tense/aspect, transivity, passive, phrasal verb constructions, nominalisations and complement sentence types are explored. These constructions are shown to pose serious problems for past descriptive accounts either because of their patterning or because of their inherent variability within English.  David Kilby works towards more satisfactory solutions to the problem of describing these constructions, either by exposing the basis of their variability or by pursuing in more detail the consequences which might follow from various different hypotheses as to the nature of the problem. He shows that the structure of English is richer and more variable than can be accommodated in a brief grammatical outline of each area, aiming to sharpen awareness of the complexity of English structure, and at the same time showing the ways in which linguistic techniques can be used to gain insight into language structure.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Routledge& Kegan Paul

Descriptive Syntax and the English Verb (Routledge Library Editions: Syntax)

The first edition of this major introduction to linguistics rapidly established itself as an important student textbook, and a reference tool for those who already have some acquaintance with linguistics. This second edition has been updated and revised and includes new chapters on syntax and on current developments in generative grammar, as well as new material on the nature of language and on morphology. This book first provides a comprehensive critical review of the analytic tools and theories of linguistics and systematically surveys major concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Having established the basic nature and structure of language, the final part of the book engages some of the wider issues concerning the use of language in speaking and understanding (psycholinguistics), language development in children, social aspects of language (sociolinguistics), and historical language choice.

Foundations of General Linguistics (RLE Linguistics A: General Linguistics) (Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics)

The Red and the Grey Wolves battle in the Dark Wood, observed by Dugwumman, the Woodcutter. She is orphaned as a young girl and is sent to live at the edge of the brooding forest, where her only emotional connection is singing with the wolves. Barriers are crossed as two wolves struggle to break free from the darkness and ways of the past to find a new life but they face obstacles that are as high as the tallest trees in the Dark Wood. Then, the Great Storm sets events in motion that will disrupt the Woodcutter's life - and that of the Wolf families - for ever. An absorbing tale of love, despair and self-acceptance. You will be drawn in by the language, the story and the characters - who will haunt you long after the final words are spoken.

Wolves of the Dark Wood: A novel of blood and glaur, passion and lost love in a Scottish dialect

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