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Linguistic Terms and Concepts

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  • An ideal companion to Finch's successful How to Study Linguistics
    An invaluable reference aid for students
    Builds on the success of the series

Part of the book series: Study Guides (SGS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Linguistics: A Brief Survey

    • Geoffrey Finch
    Pages 1-15
  3. General Terms and Concepts

    • Geoffrey Finch
    Pages 16-32
  4. Phonetics and Phonology

    • Geoffrey Finch
    Pages 33-76
  5. Syntax

    • Geoffrey Finch
    Pages 77-141
  6. Semantics and Pragmatics

    • Geoffrey Finch
    Pages 142-187
  7. Linguistics: The Main Branches

    • Geoffrey Finch
    Pages 188-238
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 239-251

About this book

An invaluable glossary of significant linguistic terms and concepts designed for undergraduate and A-Level students of English Language and Linguistics.
The book also provides a very useful overview of the subject as well as covering principal figures in linguistic criticism and their contribution to the subject. An ideal companion to How to Study Linguistics.
Organised into the core subject areas of linguistics, it enables the reader to contextualise each particular definition and gain a wider understanding of each topic.

About the author

GEOFF FINCH is Senior Lecturer in English at Anglia Polytechnic University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Linguistic Terms and Concepts

  • Authors: Geoffrey Finch

  • Series Title: Study Guides

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27748-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 272

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: English