作者简介 R.H. Robins in Professor emeritus of General Linguistics at the University of London.
目录 Preface by Halliday 王宗炎序 导读 Preface to first edition Preface to second edition Preface to third edition Preface to fourtb edition System of reference Transcriptions and abbreviations 1 General linguistics: the scope of the subject 1.1 General linguistics as the study of language 1.1.1 Languages and languages 1.1.2 Descriptive, historical, and comparative linguistics 1.1.3 The term philology 1.2 Linguistics as a science 1.2.1 Implications of the term science 1.2.2 Practical applications 1.3 The range of general linguistics 1.3.1 Levels of analysis 1.3.2 Language and communication 1.3.3 Phonetics, phonology, grammar, semantics 1.4 Semantics 1.4.1 Philosophical and linguistic interest in meaning 1.4.2 Word meaning 1.4.3 Sentence meaning 1.4.4 Extralinguistic context 1.4.5 Translation General bibliography Bibliography for Chapter 1 Notes to Chapter 1 2 Theoretical and methodological considerations 2.1 Abstractions 2.1.1 The status of linguistic abstractions 2.1.2 Structural linguistics: syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations 2.2 Dialect, idiolect, style 2.2.1 Dialects as subdivisions of languages 2.2.2 Dialect mapping: isoglosses 2.2.3 Class dialects and standard languages 2.2.4 Criteria for determining dialect status 2.2.5 Linguistic tendencies affecting dialectal divisions 2.3 General and particular 2.4 The structural treatment of lexical meaning 2.4.1 Lexical interrelations 2.4.2 Collocation 2.4.3 Semantic field theory Bibliography for Chapter 2 Notes to Chapter 2 3 Phonetics 3.1 Articulatory phonetics 3.1.1 The spoken foundation of language 3.1.2 Primacy of articulatory phonetics 3.1.3 The physiological basis of speaking 3.2 The organs of speech 3.2.1 The glottis 3.2.2 The supragiottal organs of speech 3.2.3 Nasalization 3.3 Segmentation: vowel and consonant 3.3.1 Segmentation 3.3.2 Vowels and consonants: transcription 3.3.3 Vowels 3.3.4 Consonants 3.4 Acoustic phonetics 3.5 Plurisegmental features 3.5.1 The continuum of articulation 3.5.2 Glottal and supraglottal features 3.5.3 Stress 3.5.4 Pitch 3.5.5 Voice quality 3.6 Phonetics in linguistics Bibliography for Chapter 3 Notes to Chapter 3 4 Phonology …… 5 Grammar:grammatical elements 6 Grammar:grammatical classes,structures,and categories 7 Current linguistic theory 8 Linguistic comparison 9 Wider perspectives 文库索引
内容摘要 linguistics is a wide-ranging discipline. within its compass lie topics and questions far apart from each other, but all. nonetheless. relevant to our understanding of the nature, structure, use and history of human language. this new. fourth edition of general linguistics draws these strands together into a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the subject. the book considers; semantics and pragmatics dialect and style phonetics and phonology morphology and syntax, with reference both to traditional and to current theories comparative-historical linguistics and linguistic typology linguistics' relation to other disciplines the practical applications of linguistics the 2.500 years of linguistic thought that lies behind what we do and think today the fourth edition of this respected textbook has been fully revised and updated. it introduces readers to important current and new developments, theories and insights. but always within the context of the basic body of subjects traditionally included in the comprehension of general linguistics. aided by a thorough bibiography. this book will prove essential reading for all students embarking on linguistics courses at any level.
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