Language Files
Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics
by Department of Linguistics
13th Edition
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780814258354 |
| eText ISBN | 9780814282182 |
| Publisher | Ohio State University Press |
| Publishing Year | 2022 |
| Edition | 13th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 784 |
Understanding the intricate structures of human communication has never been more critical in our interconnected, technology-driven world. As artificial intelligence, global migration, and digital media rapidly reshape how we interact daily, having a foundational grasp of linguistic science is essential for students across various academic disciplines. Language Files 13th Edition serves as an indispensable gateway to this fascinating field, offering an unmatched entry point that balances rigorous scientific inquiry with highly accessible explanations. This updated volume addresses the modern complexities of speech and text, making it a vital resource for contemporary college classrooms.
The scope of this textbook is remarkably broad, spanning traditional core areas such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, while also exploring the intersections of language with culture, psychology, and technology. Prepared by the expert faculty and researchers at The Ohio State University, the text approaches linguistics not as a static set of rules, but as a dynamic, evolving human phenomenon. Readers are guided through the systematic analysis of speech sounds, word formation, and sentence structure, gaining a deep appreciation for the diversity of the world's languages and the cognitive mechanisms that support them. By examining real-world data, students develop analytical skills that extend far beyond the classroom.
Designed with modular, self-contained sections, this textbook offers instructors unparalleled flexibility in curriculum design, making it the preferred choice for introductory courses worldwide. This latest release introduces critical updates, including expanded discussions on allomorphy, computational deep learning, neural networks, and syntactic non-constituents, alongside a complete revision of the creole languages section. Students and educators seeking a versatile digital learning experience will find that the Language Files 13th Edition PDF delivers these comprehensive updates in a highly readable format. With refreshed exercises, updated reading lists, and the inclusive adoption of the singular they, this edition remains the gold standard for introductory linguistic education, preparing the next generation of scholars to analyze language scientifically.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
- • File 1.0 What Is Language?
- • File 1.1 Introducing the Study of Language
- • File 1.2 What You Know When You Know a Language
- • File 1.3 Other (Non-Essential) Aspects of Knowing a Language
- • File 1.4 Design Features of Language
- • File 1.5 Language Modality
- • File 1.6 Practice
Chapter 2: Phonetics
- • File 2.0 What Is Phonetics?
- • File 2.1 Representing Speech Sounds
- • File 2.2 Articulation: English Consonants
- • File 2.3 Articulation: English Vowels
- • File 2.4 Beyond English: Speech Sounds of the World’s Languages
- • File 2.5 Suprasegmental Features
- • File 2.6 Acoustic Phonetics
- • File 2.7 The Phonetics of Signed Languages
- • File 2.8 Practice
Chapter 3: Phonology
- • File 3.0 What Is Phonology?
- • File 3.1 Phonotactic Constraints and Foreign Accents
- • File 3.2 Phonemes and Allophones
- • File 3.3 Phonological Rules
- • File 3.4 Implicational Laws
- • File 3.5 How to Solve Phonology Problems
- • File 3.6 Practice
Chapter 4: Morphology
- • File 4.0 What Is Morphology?
- • File 4.1 Words and Word Formation: The Nature of the Lexicon
- • File 4.2 Morphological Processes
- • File 4.3 Morphological Types of Languages
- • File 4.4 The Hierarchical Structure of Derived Words
- • File 4.5 Morphological Analysis
- • File 4.6 Practice
Chapter 5: Syntax
- • File 5.0 What Is Syntax?
- • File 5.1 Basic Ideas of Syntax
- • File 5.2 Syntactic Properties
- • File 5.3 Syntactic Constituency
- • File 5.4 Syntactic Categories
- • File 5.5 Constructing a Grammar
- • File 5.6 Practice
Chapter 6: Semantics
- • File 6.0 What Is Semantics?
- • File 6.1 An Overview of Semantics
- • File 6.2 Lexical Semantics: The Meanings of Words
- • File 6.3 Compositional Semantics: The Meanings of Sentences
- • File 6.4 Compositional Semantics: Putting Meanings Together
- • File 6.5 Practice
Chapter 7: Pragmatics
- • File 7.0 What Is Pragmatics?
- • File 7.1 Language in Context
- • File 7.2 Rules of Conversation
- • File 7.3 Drawing Conclusions
- • File 7.4 Speech Acts
- • File 7.5 Presupposition
- • File 7.6 Practice
Chapter 8: Language Acquisition
- • File 8.0 What Is Language Acquisition?
- • File 8.1 Theories of Language Acquisition
- • File 8.2 First-Language Acquisition: The Acquisition of Speech Sounds and Phonology
- • File 8.3 First-Language Acquisition: The Acquisition of Morphology, Syntax, and Word Meaning
- • File 8.4 How Adults Talk to Young Children
- • File 8.5 Bilingual Language Acquisition
- • File 8.6 Practice
Chapter 9: Psycholinguistics
- • File 9.0 How Do Our Minds Understand and Produce Language?
- • File 9.1 Language and the Brain
- • File 9.2 Language Disorders
- • File 9.3 Speech Production
- • File 9.4 Speech Perception
- • File 9.5 Lexical Access
- • File 9.6 Sentence Processing
- • File 9.7 Experimental Methods in Psycholinguistics
- • File 9.8 Practice
Chapter 10: Language Variation
- • File 10.0 What Is Language Variation?
- • File 10.1 Language Varieties
- • File 10.2 Variation at Different Levels of Linguistic Structure
- • File 10.3 Factors Influencing Variation: Regional and Geographic Factors
- • File 10.4 Factors Influencing Variation: Social Factors
- • File 10.5 Language and Identity
- • File 10.6 Practice
Chapter 11: Language and Culture
- • File 11.0 What Is the Study of “Language and Culture”?
- • File 11.1 Linguistic Anthropology
- • File 11.2 Language and Thought
- • File 11.3 Language and Power
- • File 11.4 Politeness
- • File 11.5 Ethnography
- • File 11.6 Practice
Chapter 12: Language Contact
- • File 12.0 What Is Language Contact?
- • File 12.1 Language Contact
- • File 12.2 Borrowings into English
- • File 12.3 Pidgin Languages
- • File 12.4 Creole Languages
- • File 12.5 Societal Multilingualism
- • File 12.6 Language Endangerment and Language Death
- • File 12.7 Case Studies in Language Contact
- • File 12.8 Practice
Chapter 13: Language Change
- • File 13.0 What Is Language Change?
- • File 13.1 Introducing Language Change
- • File 13.2 Language Relatedness
- • File 13.3 Sound Change
- • File 13.4 Morphological Change
- • File 13.5 Syntactic Change
- • File 13.6 Semantic Change
- • File 13.7 Internal Reconstruction and Comparative Reconstruction
- • File 13.8 Practice
Chapter 14: Animal Communication
- • File 14.0 How Do Animals Communicate?
- • File 14.1 Communication and Language
- • File 14.2 Animal Communication in the Wild
- • File 14.3 Can Animals Be Taught Language?
- • File 14.4 Practice
Chapter 15: Writing Systems
- • File 15.0 What Is Writing?
- • File 15.1 Writing, Language, and Culture
- • File 15.2 Types of Writing Systems
- • File 15.3 The Historical Evolution of Writing Systems
- • File 15.4 Practice
Chapter 16: Language and Computers
- • File 16.0 What Is Computational Linguistics?
- • File 16.1 Speech Synthesis
- • File 16.2 Automatic Speech Recognition
- • File 16.3 Communicating with Computers
- • File 16.4 Machine Translation
- • File 16.5 Corpus Linguistics
- • File 16.6 Practice
Chapter 17: Practical Applications
- • File 17.0 What Can You Do with Linguistics?
- • File 17.1 Language Education
- • File 17.2 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
- • File 17.3 Forensic Linguistics
- • File 17.4 Language in Advertising
- • File 17.5 Codes and Code-Breaking
- • File 17.6 Being a Linguist
- • File 17.7 Practice
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