Discovering Language: The Structure of Modern English

by Lesley Jeffries

Overview

Ideal for those who are starting a degree in English language or linguistics, this textbook covers all the basic knowledge and tools of analysis students need for studying language. It introduces methods of English language description and enables readers to learn about the smallest units of language (sounds) and work through the subsequent levels (morphology and syntax) until the sentence is reached. The book also contains a chapter on basic lexical semantics. The final chapter in the book introduces readers to text structure, discourse and linguistic theory.

This book is core reading for students taking introductory modules as part of an English language or linguistics degree. It will act as a foundation for more advanced work further into the curriculum.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403912626
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/14/2006
Series:	Perspectives on the English Language , #6
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

LESLEY JEFFRIES is Principal Lecturer in English at Huddersfield University, UK. She is author of Meaning in English and The Language of Twentieth Century Poetry, and series editor for Perspectives on the English Language.
LESLEY JEFFRIES is Principal Lecturer in English at Huddersfield University, UK. She is author of Meaning in English and The Language of Twentieth Century Poetry, and series editor for Perspectives on the English Language.

Table of Contents

Series Preface
Introduction
Phonetics
Phonology
Word
Phrase
Clause and Sentence
Semantics
Theory, Text and Context
Exercises and Questions
Appendix 1: Syntactic Tree Diagrams
Bibliography.