A Concise Introduction to Linguistics - Softcover

Rowe, Bruce M.; Levine, Diane P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205572383 ISBN 13: 9780205572380

Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2008

Synopsis

This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology and reveals the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication and how issues of culture are relevant. Its workbook format contains well-constructed exercises in every chapter that allow students to practice key concepts.

About this title

From the Back Cover

 

Concise Introduction to Linguistics, A, 2/e

 

Bruce M. Rowe and Diane P. Levine (Both of Los Angeles Pierce College)

 

 

This student-friendly and well-balanced overview of the field of introductory linguistics pays special attention to linguistic anthropology, reveals the main contributions of linguistics to the study of human communication, and explores how issues of culture are relevant to the field

 

Its workbook format contains well-constructed exercises in every chapter that allow students to test their understanding of key concepts.

 

Highlights of This New Edition:

• Expanded discussion of grammaticality and grammaticality judgments (Chapter 5). The discussion focuses on the subconscious knowledge of the fluent speakers of a language to determine whether or not an utterance is grammatical (well-formed) or ungrammatical (ill-formed).
• Expanded and updated discussion of lexical categories (Chapters 4 and 5). Included is a discussion of the traditional parts of speech and the lexical categories used by contemporary linguistics.
• More information about the process of language acquisition after four years of age (Chapter 8). The discussion of first-language acquisition has been expanded to include information on older children.
• A new section on the question of whether or not English should be the official language of the United States (Chapter 7).
• Clear description of the differences between the IPA and the APA (Chapter 2).
• New boxed materials include: 

Miscommunication Based on Cultural Differences (Chapter 1) introduces the concept of culture shock and ethnocentrism.

 

Etic and Emic (Chapter 3)

 

The Acquisition of Syntax in Children Five to Ten Years Old (Chapter 8)

 

 

About the Author

Bruce M. Rowe is a professor of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where he has taught since 1970. He designed the college’s first linguistics course for students majoring or minoring in linguistics, anthropology, education, English, and communications studies and for those fulfilling a general education requirement. Professor Rowe also teaches physical and cultural anthropology as well as sociology. In addition to A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, he has coauthored nine editions of Physical Anthropology, two editions of Physical Anthropology: The Core, and physical anthropology study guides and workbooks (all with Philip L. Stein). Professor Rowe has authored five editions of The College Survival Guide: Hints and References to Aid College Students. He has received numerous awards for teaching. He is a fellow of the American Anthropological Association and a member of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges.

 

Diane P. Levine is an associate professor of anthropology at Los Angeles Pierce College, where she teaches linguistics and cultural anthropology. As a former teacher of English and ESL, she has written articles on the use of literature in the ESL classroom and presented seminars on critical thinking in the language arts classroom. She is a member of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0205572383
• ISBN 13: 9780205572380
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 418