English Language, The

Description

Grounded in linguistic research and argumentation, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: FROM SOUND TO SE01 General/tradeE offers readers who have little or no analytic understanding of English a thorough treatment of the various components of the language. Its goal is to help readers become independent language analysts capable of critically evaluating claims about the language and the people who use it.

Sujets

• Literacy
• Language Arts
• Disciplines

Informations

• Publié par: Parlor Press, LLC
• Date de parution: 14 mai 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781602357716
• Langue: English

Extrait

The English Language: From Sound to Sense
Gerald P. Delahunty and James J. Garvey
The WAC Clearinghouse
wac.colostate.edu
Fort Collins, Colorado
Parlor Press
www.parlorpress.com
West Lafayette, Indiana


Perspectives on Writing
Series Editor, Mike Palmquist
The Perspectives on Writing series addresses writing studies in a broad sense. Consistent with the wide ranging approaches characteristic of teaching and scholarship in writing across the curriculum, the series presents works that take divergent perspectives on working as a writer, teaching writing, administering writing programs, and studying writing in its various forms.
The WAC Clearinghouse and Parlor Press are collaborating so that these books will be widely available through free digital distribution and low-cost print editions. The publishers and the series editor are teachers and researchers of writing, committed to the principle that knowledge should freely circulate. We see the opportunities that new technologies have for further democratizing knowledge. And we see that to share the power of writing is to share the means for all to articulate their needs, interest, and learning into the great experiment of literacy.


Other Books in the Series
David Franke, Alex Reid and Anthony DiRenzo (Eds.), Design Discourse: Composing and Revising the Professional and Technical Writing Curriculum (2010)
Charles Bazerman, Adair Bonini, and Débora Figueiredo (Eds.), Genre in a Changing World (2009)
Charles Bazerman and David R. Russell, Writing Selves/Writing Societies (2003)


Publication Information
The WAC Clearinghouse, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1052
Copyright © 2010 Gerald P. Delahunty
Copyeditor, Designer: David Doran
Series Editor: Mike Palmquist
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Delahunty, Gerald Patrick.
The English language : from sound to sense / Gerald P. Delahunty, James J. Garvey.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60235-180-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-97270-233-1 (adobe ebook)
1. Linguistics. 2. Language and languages. 3. English language--Study and teaching. I. Garvey, James J. II. Title.
P121.D384 2010
425--dc22
2010011194
The WAC Clearinghouse supports teachers of writing across the disciplines. Hosted by Colorado State University, it brings together scholarly journals and book series as well as resources for teachers who use writing in their courses. This book is available in digital format for free download at http://wac.colostate.edu.
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Dedication
For Marna and Cian
To the memory of James J. Garvey


Contents
Dedication
1. Introduction to the Linguistic Study of Language
Who these Books Are For
How to Use these Books
What these Books Are About
Communication
Language
Discourse
Text
Genre
Ideology
Language in Education
Thinking Critically about Language
Standard English
Grammar
Other Reasons for Studying and Teaching about Language
The Organization of these Books
Hints for Success
References and Resources
Glossary
2. Conceptions of Language and Grammar
The Study of Language
The Roles of the English Teacher
What Is A Language?
Competence and Performance
Approaches to the Study of Language
References and Resources
Glossary
3. A Skeletal Introduction to English Grammar
Introduction
Clauses
Sentences
Phrases
Complementation and Modification
Words
Morphemes
Parts of Speech
Regular and Irregular Forms
Grammatical Categories
Sounds and Spelling
Form, Function, and Meaning
References and Resources
Glossary
4. Phonetics and Phonology
Introduction
Articulatory Phonetics
Consonants
Vowels
Syllables and Feet
Phonology
Phonemes
Allophones
Phonological Rules
References and Resources
Glossary
5. Morphology and Word Formation
Introduction
Words and Morphemes
Morphemes, Allomorphs, and Morphs
Words
Registers and Words
The Internal Structure of Complex Words
Classifying Words By Their Morphological Properties
References and Resources
Glossary
Appendix A: Some English Derivational Morphemes
6. The Major Parts of Speech
Introduction
The Major Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
References and Resources
Glossary
Appendix to Major Parts of Speech
References and Resources for Appendix
7. The Minor Parts of Speech
Introduction
Pronouns
Articles
Prepositions
Intensifiers
Conjunctions
References and Resources
Glossary
8. Word Meaning
Introduction
Dictionary Entries
Mental Dictionaries
Concluding Remarks
References and Resources
Glossary
9. Phrases
Introduction
What Is A Phrase?
Modification and Complementation
The Adverb Phrase (Advp)
The Prepositional Phrase (Pp)
The Adjective Phrase (Ap)
The Noun Phrase ( Np )
The Verb Phrase (Vp)
References and Resources
Glossary
10. Basic Clause Patterns
Introduction
Elements of the Clause
Subjects
Semantic Roles
Auxiliary Verbs
Tense and Aspect
Basic Clause Patterns
References and Resources
Glossary
Appendix: Time and Tense
References and Resources for Appendix
11. Modifications of Basic Clause Patterns
Introduction
Movement
Assignment of Semantic Roles
Deletion
Insertion
Passive
References and Resources
Glossary
12. Multi-Clause Sentences
Introduction
Multi-Clause Sentences
Recursion
Complex Sentences
Finite Vs. Non-Finite Clauses
Coordination
Miscellaneous Information-Restructuring Sentence Types
Concluding Remarks
References and Resources
Glossary
Index




The English Language: From Sound to Sense


1. Introduction to the Linguistic Study of Language
key concepts
Who these books are for
How to use these books
What these books are about
Communication
Language
Discourse
Text
Genre
Ideology
Language in education
Thinking critically about language
Standard English
Grammar
Other reasons for studying and teaching about language
The organization of these books
Hints for success
Who these Books Are For
This is the first of two books for teachers about the English language. We believe that all teachers, not just English teachers, share the responsibility for helping students develop their abilities to speak, read, and write. Students must learn to communicate appropriately about math, chemistry, history, and every other school subject. Teaching students these skills necessarily extends across the curriculum. Thus, while one part of our intended audience is English K-12 teachers, we have prepared this book and its companion with teachers (and student teachers) from all disciplines in mind.
How to Use these Books
In these books, we use certain typographical marks to help you focus on key points. Important terms are bolded. You can find their definitions in the text and in the glossary. Examples are noted in italics or are separated from the text.
What these Books Are About
These books are about language, but specifically about the English language and its uses. The first book is about the grammar of English; the second is about related topics, including language variation (e.g., dialects), language learning, English spelling, and the history of the English language.
Generally, when people hear the word “ grammar,” they immediately think of “correct” or “incorrect” and “good” or “bad” language. Thinking about language in this way is said to be prescriptive . English has a long tradition of judging some expressions as “correct” and others as “incorrect.” For example, expressions such as We was are viewed as “incorrect,” even though a great many people use them. The “correct” version is said to be We were.
Counter-posed to the prescriptive tradition is the descriptive one, which developed in linguistics, anthropology, and sociology. This approach is concerned with describing and understanding the linguistic behavior of a community, without judging it. From a descriptive point of view, We was is unobjectionable when used by a member of a community of speakers who characteristically use this expression. However, it is unacceptable to the wider English speaking community in, for example, formal speaking and writing.
The point of view presented in these books is essentially descriptive. However, except where the topic is explicitly about linguistic