Language And Linguistics In Context

Author : Harriet Luria
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135602158
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Linguistics in Context written by Harriet Luria and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a sociocultural and educational approach, Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers: *introduces basic linguistic concepts and current perspectives on language acquisition; *considers the role of linguistic change (especially in English) in the politics of language; *acknowledges the role of linguists in current policies involving language; *offers insights into the relationship between the structure of language systems and first- and second-language acquisition; the study of language across culture, class, race, gender, and ethnicity; and between language study and literacy and education; and *provides readers with a basis for understanding current educational debates about bilingual education, non-standard dialects, English only movements, literacy methodologies, and generally the importance to teaching of the study of language. The text is organized into three thematic units – "What is Language and How is It Acquired?"; "How Does Language Change?"; and "What is Literacy?". To achieve both breadth and depth – that is, to provide a “big picture” view of basic linguistics and at the same time make it specific enough for the beginner – a selection of readings, including personal language narratives, is provided to both introduce and clarify linguistic concepts. The readings, by well-known theoretical and applied linguists and researchers from various disciplines, are diverse in level and range of topics and vary in level of linguistic formalism. Pedagogical features: This text is designed for a range of courses in English and language arts, bilingualism, applied linguistics, and ESL courses in teacher education programs. Each unit contains a substantive introduction to the topic, followed by the readings. Each reading concludes with Questions to Think About including one Extending Your Understanding question, and a short list of Terms to Define. Each unit ends with additional Extending Your Understanding and Making Connections activities that engage readers in applying what they have read to teaching and suggested projects and a bibliography of Print and Web Resources. The readings and apparatus are arranged so that the material can be modified to fit many course plans and schemes of presentation. To help individual instructors make the most effective use of the text in specific classes, a set of matrixes is provided suggesting configurations of readings for different types of linguistics and education classes.

Author : Helen Leckie-Tarry
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1855672723
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Context written by Helen Leckie-Tarry and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language and Context breaks new ground in our understanding of the relationship between register, genre and context. Leckie-Tarry argues convincingly and engagingly for a functional theory of language which specifies register in terms of contextual and linguistic features, and which suggests a discursive relationship between the two. Moving beyond the limits of much of today's theory, this accessible volume develops a theoretical understanding of the relationship between text, context, langage function and linguistic form. Helen Leckie-Tarry, a specialist in the area of 'register and applied linguistics', died in 1991, aged 49. Although she had finished a large part of this work, her notes and draft chapters have been extensively edited by Professor David Birch. David Birch is currently Professor of Communication and media Studies at Central Queensland University, Australia, and previously taught at Murdoch University, Western Australia, and the National University of Singapore.

Author : Fredric Field
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027296111
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Borrowing in Bilingual Contexts written by Fredric Field and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2002-12-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of previous approaches to linguistic borrowing and contact phenomena in general have concluded that there are no formal boundaries whatsoever to the kinds of material that can pass from one language into another. At the same time, various hierarchies illustrate that some things are indeed more likely to be borrowed than others. Linguistic Borrowing in Bilingual Contexts addresses both, by examining claims of no absolute limits and synthesizing various hierarchies. It observes that all contact phenomena are systematic, and borrowing is no exception. Regarding forms, the determining factors lie in the nature of the morphological systems in contact and how they relate to one another. Two principles are proposed to determine the nature of the systematicity and interaction: the Principle of System Compatibility (PSC), and its corollary, the Principle of System Incompatibility (PSI). Together, these principles provide a consistent account of the possibilities and limits to borrowing.

Author : Joseph C. Hill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429665148
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sign Languages written by Joseph C. Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book: offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology, morphology, and syntax with examples and illustrations; demonstrates how sign languages are acquired by Deaf children with varying degrees of input during early development, including no input where children create a language of their own; discusses the contexts of sign languages, including how different varieties are formed and used, attitudes towards sign languages, and how language planning affects language use; is accompanied by e-resources, which host links to video clips. Offering an engaging and accessible introduction to sign languages, this book is essential reading for students studying this topic for the first time with little or no background in linguistics.

Author : Viola Wiegand
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311048711X
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Corpus Linguistics, Context and Culture written by Viola Wiegand and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corpus Linguistics, Context and Culture demonstrates the potential of corpus linguistic methods for investigating language patterns across a range of contexts. Organised in three sections, the chapters range from detailed case studies on lexico-grammatical patterns to fundamental discussions of meaning as part of the ‘discourse, contexts and cultures’ theme. The final part on ‘learner contexts’ specifically emphasises the need for mixed-method approaches and the consideration of pedagogical implications for real world contexts. Beyond its contribution to current debates in the field, this edited volume indicates new directions in cross-disciplinary work.

Author : Anita Fetzer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027253633
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recontextualizing Context written by Anita Fetzer and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the humanities and social sciences, context is one of those terms which is frequently used and frequently referred to, but hardly made explicit. This book proposes a model for describing the multifaceted connectedness between language and language use, and between cognitive context, linguistic context, social context and sociocultural context and their underlying principles of well-formedness, grammaticality, acceptability and appropriateness. Combining a range of theoretical frameworks in linguistics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and philosophy of language, Fetzer goes beyond the unilateral conception of speech and argues for a dialogue outlook on natural-language communication based on dialogue principles and dialogue categories. The most important ones are cooperation, joint production, micro and macro communicative intentions, micro and macro validity claims, co-suppositions, dialogue-common ground and communicative genre.

Author : Jonathan Culpeper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350308080
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book English Language written by Jonathan Culpeper and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this hugely successful textbook provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics in theoretical and applied linguistics. Written by leading academics in the field, this text offers a firm grounding in linguistics and includes engaging insights into current research. It covers all the key areas of linguistic analysis, including phonetics, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, and core domains of study, comprising the history of the English language, regional and social variation, style and communication and interaction. Fresh material on research methods outlines key areas for consideration when carrying out a research project, and provides students with the framework they need to investigate linguistic phenomena for themselves. This is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on English language and linguistics degree programmes. New to this Edition: - Seven new chapters covering topics such as second language acquisition, corpus linguistics and research methods - A number of chapters have been substantially revised, including those on World Englishes, Literacies in Cyberspace and TEFL, TESOL and Linguistics - Fully updated throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field

Author : Kirsten Malmkjær
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521633550
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Context in Language Learning and Language Understanding written by Kirsten Malmkjær and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume represent varied views on the role of context in language learning.

Author : John Lyons
Publisher : Fontana Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Meaning and Context written by John Lyons and published by Fontana Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rita Finkbeiner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027255792
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What is a Context? written by Rita Finkbeiner and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Context is a core notion of linguistic theory. However, while there are numerous attempts at explaining single aspects of the notion of context, these attempts are rather diverse and do not easily converge to a unified theory of context. The present multi-faceted collection of papers reconsiders the notion of context and its challenges for linguistics from different theoretical and empirical angles. Part I offers insights into a wide range of current approaches to context, including theoretical pragmatics, neurolinguistics, clinical pragmatics, interactional linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Part II presents new empirical findings on the role of context from case studies on idioms, unarticulated constituents, argument linking, and numerically-quantified expressions. Bringing together different theoretical frameworks, the volume provides thought-provoking discussions of how the notion of context can be understood, modeled, and implemented in linguistics. It is essential for researchers interested in theoretical and applied linguistics, the semantics/pragmatics interface, and experimental pragmatics.