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Language in the Real World: An Introduction to Linguistics

by: Behrens, Susan; Parker, Judith A.

Language in the Real World: An Introduction to Linguistics

by: Behrens, Susan; Parker, Judith A.

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0415774683
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/25/2010
Publisher: Routledge

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Language in the Real World: An introduction to linguistics challenges the traditional approaches taken to linguistics to provide an innovative introduction to the subject. By first examining the real world applications of core areas of linguistics and then addressing the theory behind these applications, this text offers an inductive, illustrative, and interactive overview for students.

Alternate Contents	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Contributors	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Language, Education, and Cultural Change	p. 9
Language Variation: Students and Teachers Reflect on Accents and Dialects	p. 11
Speech Communities: Language as a Mediator of Messages and Perceptions	p. 27
Teaching Pronunciation: Using Phonology in the ESL and Foreign Language Classroom	p. 43
Literature, Translation, and Computers	p. 65
Lexicography: What Dictionaries Reveal about Language and Dictionary Makers	p. 67
Text Translation: Approaching Otherness	p. 89
Machine Translation: The Challenge of Ambiguity	p. 107
The N-Word, the F-Word, and All that Jazz: Race, Sex, and Transgressive Language in Contemporary American Literature and Popular Culture	p. 123
Language, Power, and Identity	p. 137
Language, Power, and Sexual Assault: Women's Voices on Rape and Social Change	p. 139
Gender, Language, and Power: Surname or Surname?	p. 164
Linguistics as a Forensic Science: The Case of Author Identification	p. 180
Forms of Language and Communication	p. 205
First Language Acquisition: Developing Native Linguistic Competence	p. 207
ASL: A Visual Language	p. 226
Animal Communication: The ôLanguageö of Honey Bees	p. 225
Language and Communication Science	p. 275
Communication Disorders: A Personal Perspective	p. 277
Analyzing Narratives: An Example of Cross-Cultural Research Methods	p. 297
Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics: Contributions to Understanding Healthy Aging and Dementia	p. 314
Language of Children with Autism: The Two Worlds Underlying Verbal Communication	p. 331
Glossary	p. 349
Index	p. 367
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