前言
Chapter 1 What Is Language:A Preview
1.1 The Human Possession of Language
1.2 Linguistic Knowledge
1.3 Linguistic Competence and Linguistic Performance
1.4 Grammar
Questions
Chapter 2 Phonetics:The Sounds of Language
2.1 A Description of Speech Sounds
2.2 Articulatory Phonetics
2.3 Features and Classes
Chapter 3 Phonology:The Sound Patterns of Language
3.1 A Derinition of Phonology
3.2 Phonology and Phonetics
3.3 Phonemes
3.4 Phonmes and Allophones
3.5 Distinctive Features
3.6 Phonemse in Sequences
3.7 Phonological Rules
3.8 Suprasegmental Features
3.9 More on Intonation
Questions
Chaptre 4 Syntax:The Sentence Structure of Language
Chaptre 5 Morphology:The Word Stucture of Language
Chaptre 6 Semantics:The Meanings of Language
Chaptre 7 Sociolinguistics:Language in Social Contexts
Chaptre 8 Historical Linguistics:Language Change in Time
Chaptre 9 Writing:The Written Form of Language
Chaptre 10 Language Acquisition
Bibliography
Glossary/Index