Linguistics

This online textbook serves to provide an introduction to the science of linguistics, its major subfields, and its theoretical consequences. Part of the Linguistics Collection Contents 75% Jun 27, 2015 00 Introduction How does language work? linguistics, descriptivism, hidden knowledge, deep structure, experimental data Cuneiform amagi.gif "Freedom" (amagi), or "liberty", taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. 50% Jun 27, 2015 01 Phonetics The sounds of speech articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, auditory phonetics, the International Phonetic Alphabet IPA_in_IPA.svg "IPA" in IPA 50% Jun 27, 2015 02 Phonology Internal Representations and Rules of Sounds phonemes, allophony, morphophonology Cardinal_vowel_chart-accurate(png).svg 75% Jun 27, 2015 03 Morphology How we make words morphemes, affixes, other morphemes, inflectional morphology, derivational morphology, morphosyntax, non-morphemic theories IC_Structure_of_Dutch_Compounds.jpg Word structure tree of Dutch compounds 25% Jun 27, 2015 04 Syntax How words fit together ParseTree.svg Parse of the sentence "John hit the ball". 75% Jun 27, 2015 05 Semantics Determining meaning Rabbit.svg Gavagai 25% Jun 27, 2015 06 Pragmatics The role of context Nous_Incl_excl.png Inclusive and exclusive "nous" 25% Jun 27, 2015 07 Typology The unity and diversity of language phonological, morphological, morphosyntactic, syntactic MorphSyntAlign_SP.svg Ergative morphosyntactic alignment 50% Jun 27, 2015 08 Historical Linguistics How languages got the way they are Old English typeface.svg An example Old English typeface called "Blackletter". 75% Jun 27, 2015 09 Orthography The use of written language directionality, spelling systems, alphabets, abjads, abugidas, syllabaries, logographies, mixed scripts, unwritten language and new orthographies Other languages square icon.svg An icon showing glyphs from different alphabets 00% Jun 27, 2015 10 Sociolinguistics Language in society MA road sign 201 (Arabic and Berber).svg Multilingual sign in Nador, Morocco 00% Jun 27, 2015 11 Psycholinguistics Language in the mind understanding of language Hedge-effect.png Linguistic hedge effect 00% Jun 27, 2015 12 Evolutionary Linguistics The mystery of glottogeny Ferrassie skull clear.png Skull of Homo neanderthalensis 00% Jun 27, 2015 13 Language Acquisition How Children Acquire Children learn from other children 00% Jun 27, 2015 14 Creoles Invented Grammars Wikipedia-logo-v2-tpi.svg Tok Pisin Wikipedia logo 00% Jun 27, 2015 15 Sign Language Language without Sound Interpbleu-cropped.gif Sign language hands 00% Jun 27, 2015 16 Computational Linguistics Computational Investigations of Human Language Computer_n_screen.svg Computer and stack 00% Jun 27, 2015 17 Neurolinguistics Language and the Human Brain Gehirn, medial - beschriftet lat.svg Brain00% Aug 3, 2009 Glossary definition of terms50% Sep 6, 2009 IPA Chart IPA chart00% Aug 4, 2009 Further reading00% Aug 4, 2009 Bibliography See also :Category:Subject:Languages Linguistics L 25%