Theoretical Linguistics: Developing Models of Linguistics Knowledge

Contents: Preface. 1. The search for the shared semantic core of all languages. 2. Phonetics: the study of sounds. 3. Acoustic phonetics and speech perception. 4. Cognitive linguistics. 5. Generative linguistics and grammar. 6. English phonology. 7. Morphology. 8. Syntax. Bibliography.

"The book is one of the classic introductions to the discipline. In a field which is often seen as rapidly moving, it will continue to be used by students seeking an overview of the central areas of linguistics - phonetics and phonology, grammar and semantics - and to be of great value to anyone interested in the ways in which theory can help to explain the key problems of human language. The models used in this book are very recently developed and easy to grasp. Essential reading for students and teachers this book aims to provide some advanced areas of research in this field keeping in view of the scholars flexing muscles in this complex world of linguistics." (jacket)