A Companion to Language and Linguistics

Abstract

The study guide contains educational material on the main topics of the course of theoretical linguistics: the nature of language and the central branches and approaches of language study; the phonetic, morphological, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic, and sociolinguistic aspects of English; theories of language acquisition; writing system types and historical linguistics. Questions and practical tasks for each unit provide an opportunity for self-study of educational material. Meant for students, graduate students, teachers, and all interested in language and linguistics.