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Bachelor-Wissen Englische Sprachwissenschaft ist eine kompakte und gut strukturierte Einführung in die anglistische Linguistik, die optimal auf die Gegebenheiten in deutschen, österreichischen und Schweizer Universitäten abgestimmt ist, die Studierenden durch attraktive und gut gestufte Übungen zu eigenständigem wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten anregt, an die eigenen Erfahrungen der Leserinnen und Leser mit der Fremdsprache Englisch anknüpft, und Brücken in die literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Bereiche des Anglistikstudiums schlägt. Bachelor-Wissen Englische Sprachwissenschaft geht über andere gängigen Einführungen hinaus, weil es umfangreiche web-gestützte Begleitmaterialien anbietet, in denen die im Buch behandelten Inhalte ergänzt und multimedial illustriert werden.

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bachelor-wissen "English Linguistics" is a compact and easy-to-use introduction to English linguistics which - is tailored to the needs of students of English at German, Austrian and Swiss universities - contains graded exercises to motivate students to carry out independent research, and - bridges the gap between linguistics and the literary and cultural-studies components of the typical BA in English Studies. bachelor-wissen "English Linguistics" goes beyond the usual introduction in offering accompanying web resources which provide additional material and multi-media illustration.

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"English Linguistics" is a compact and easy-to-use introduction
to English linguistics which
- is tailored to the needs of students of English at German,
Austrian and Swiss universities,
- contains graded exercises to motivate students to
carry out independent research, and
- bridges the gap between linguistics and the literary
and cultural-studies components of the typical BA in
English Studies.
Bachelor-wissen "English Linguistics" goes beyond the
usual introduction in offering accompanying web resources
which provide additional material and multi-media
illustration.

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1 Introduction - linguistic and other approaches to language
2 Phonetics and phonology - the sounds of speech
3 Morphology and word-formation - the structure of the word
4 Syntax I/general principles - the structure of the clause
5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar
6 Semantics and lexicology - the meaning of words
7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis
8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies
9 A pluricentric language - standard Englishes around the world
10 Dialectology - regional variation in English
11 Language in the city - social and ethnic variation,
multilingualism
12 Language change and the history of English
13 Past masters, current trends - theorising linguistics for students of English
14 Linguistics and the public - language myths, language politics, language planning and language rights
Glossary
Index

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Mair ist Inhaber eines Lehrstuhls für Englische Linguistik der
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.

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