An Introduction to English Language: Sound, Word and Sentence

Koenraad Kuiper, W. Scott Allan

ISBN 10: 0333624955 / ISBN 13: 9780333624951

Published by Palgrave 22/04/1996, 1996

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Title: An Introduction to English Language: Sound, ...

Publisher: Palgrave 22/04/1996

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

A breath of fresh air for students and teachers of English and introductory linguistics, this major new textbook is carefully designed as a coursebook for group or individual study. An Introduction to English Language presupposes no prior knowledge of the sounds, words, sentences and meanings of English. Believing that the best way to learn is through listening and doing, the authors have packed this lively book full of worked examples and exercises drawn from a range of discourses to consolidate the student's knowledge, competence and enjoyment of the subject.

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Reviews:

'...a book I would recommend to Departments of English world-wide. Kuiper and Allan's book...deals with the bare bones of English structure - its sound system, its lexicon and its syntactic structure. The book...focuses practically and squarely on the language at hand, and it eschews the obfuscation of current linguistic squabbles and the arcanity of some of those representations. That said, however, it does no disservice whatsoever to the sophistication and findings of modern linguistic science.' - Professor Dennis Preston, Michigan State University

Contents:

Introduction - Properties of Human Language - Glossary - PART I: SOUNDS - The Phonetics of English - The Phonology of English - Syllables and Suprasegmental Features/Prosodic Structure - Further Exercises - Glossary - PART II: WORDS - The Form and Function of English Words - Further Exercises - Vocabularies and Word Meaning - Further Exercises - Glossary - PART III: SENTENCES - The Structure of Simple Sentences - Further Exercises - Complex Syntax - Further Exercises - Glossary - Further Reading and Reference - Answers to Exercises - Index