Introduction to linguistics /
Jennifer B. Gonzales and Jeromil O. Enoc
- Quezon City : Lorimar Publishing, Inc., c2021.
- xvi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- OBE-Based .
Includes bibliographical references.
Chapter 1: THE FOUNDATIONS ON THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE 1 -- Lesson 1: Definition of language and views 2 -- Lesson 2: Nature and characteristics of language 9 -- Lesson 3: Language functions 19 -- Chapter mastery test 29 -- Chapter 2: AN OVERVIEW ON THE STUDY OF LINGUISTICS: BRANCHES, THEORIES AND APPROACHES 34 -- Lesson 1: Branches of linguistics 35 -- Lesson 2: Linguistics theories and models 40 -- Lesson 3: Distinctions of linguistics approaches 45 -- Chapter mastery test 49 -- Chapter 3: PHONOLOGY 54 -- Lesson 1: Understanding the concepts 55 -- Lesson 2: Vowels 66 -- Lesson 3: Consonants 76 -- Lesson 4: Suprasegmentals 88 -- Chapter mastery test 102 -- Chapter 4: MORPHOLOGY 105 -- Lesson 1: Understanding the concepts 106 -- Lesson 2: Morphological process 114 -- Lesson 3: Word formation process 122 -- Chapter summary test 131 -- Chapter 5: SYNTAX 134 -- Lesson 1: Review on the basics of syntax 135 -- Lesson 2: Principles of syntax 144 -- Lesson 3: Structures of predication 153 -- Lesson 4: Structure of modification 163 -- Lesson 5: Structures of coordination 168 -- Lesson 6: Structure of complementation 175 -- Chapter mastery test 178 -- Chapter 6: SEMANTICS 182 -- Lesson 1: Overview of semantics 183 -- Lesson 2: Semantic features and roles 188 -- Lesson 3: Lexical relations 191 -- Lesson 4: Semantic ambiguity 195 -- Chapter mastery test 197 -- Chapter 7: PRAGMATICS 199 -- Lesson 1: Overview on pragmatics 200 -- Lesson 2: Speech act theory 204 -- Chapter mastery test 207 -- References 209.
This book is written for college students particularly those who are taking English as their major. Its main objective is to provide them with a good grasp of the exquisite intricacies of the English language in particular and Linguistics in general. This book is divided into 7 Chapters discussing the different aspects and principles in the study of language.