Language in the Real World: An Introduction to Linguistics

ISBN-13: 9780415774680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 392 str.

Susan J. Behrens;Judith A. Parker

Opis

Language in the Real World challenges traditional approaches to linguistics to provide an innovative introduction to the subject. By first examining the real world applications of core areas of linguistics and then addressing the theory behind these applications, this text offers an inductive, illustrative, and interactive overview for students. Key areas covered include animal communication, phonology, language variation, gender and power, lexicography, translation, forensic linguistics, language acquisition, ASL, and language disorders. Each chapter, written by an expert in the field, is introduced by boxed notes listing the key points covered and features an author's note to readers that situates the chapter in its real world context. Activities and pointers for further study and reading are also integrated into the chapters and an end of text glossary is provided to aid study. Professors and students will benefit from the interactive Companion Website that includes a student section featuring comments and hints on the chapter exercises within the book, a series of flash cards to test knowledge and further reading and links to key resources. Material for professors includes essay and multiple choice questions based on each chapter and additional general discussion topics. Language in the Real World shows that linguistics can be appreciated, studied, and enjoyed by actively engaging real world applications of linguistic knowledge and principles and will be essential reading for students with an interest in language. Visit the Companion Website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/languagerealworld

This resource book introduces college students to the discipline of linguistics via the way the various areas of the field are put to use in the real world. The book as a whole covers all the traditional areas of linguistics, but in an inductive, illustrative, and interactive way by telling stories about real world applications.

All the traditional areas of theoretical linguistics are covered through chapters on animal communication, phonology, language variation, gender and power, lexicography, translation, forensic linguistics, language acquisition, ASL, and language disorders. Each chapter in this volume is written by an expert in his or her field, and is enhanced by activities and pointers for further study and reading. The book is also supported by a companion website featuring information on the contributors, further study materials and interactive resources.

Language in the Real World will be essential reading for all students undertaking a linguistics minor, and also for those studying communication studies, speech and language therapy, and anthropology courses.

Spis treści

Section I: Language, Education and Cultural Change  1. Language Variation: Students and Teachers Reflect on Accents and Dialects  2. Speech Communities: Language as a Mediator of Messages and Perceptions  3. Teaching Pronunciation: Using Phonology in the ESL and Foreign Language Classroom  Section II: Literature, Translation and Computers  4. Lexicography: What Dictionaries Reveal about Language and Lexicographers  5. Text Translation: Approaching Otherness  6. Machine Translation: The Challenge of Ambiguity  7. Transgressive Language: The 'N- word' and the 'F- word' in Popular Culture and all that Jazz  Section III: Language and Identity  8. Telling and Listening to Difficult Narratives  9. Gender, Language and Power: Surname or Sirname?  10. Forensic Linguistics  Section IV: Forms of Language and Communication  11. First Language Acquisition: Developing Native Linguistic Competence  12. ASL: A Visual Language  13. Animal Communication:  The "Language" of Honey Bees  Section V: Language and Communication Science  14. Communication Disorders: A Personal Perspective  15. Analyzing Narratives: An Example of Cross Cultural Research Methods  16. Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics: Contributions to Understanding Healthy Aging and Dementia  17. Autism and Language: The Two Worlds Underlying Verbal Communication

O autorze

Susan J. Behrens is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Marymount Manhattan College, New York City, USA.

Judith A. Parker is Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.