Exploring Linguistic Science: Language Use, Complexity, and Interaction
Cambridge University Press, 3/31/2018
EAN 9781108440950, ISBN10: 1108440959
Paperback, 252 pages, 24.6 x 18.9 x 1.4 cm
Language: English
Exploring Linguistic Science introduces students to the basic principles of complexity theory and then applies these principles to the scientific study of language. It demonstrates how, at every level of linguistic study, we find evidence of language as a complex system. Designed for undergraduate courses in language and linguistics, this essential textbook brings cutting-edge concepts to bear on the traditional components of general introductions to the study of language, such as phonetics, morphology and grammar. The authors maintain a narrative thread throughout the book of 'interaction and emergence', both of which are key terms from the study of complex systems, a new science currently useful in physics, genetics, evolutionary biology, and economics, but also a perfect fit for the humanities. The application of complexity to language highlights the fact that language is an ever-changing, ever-varied product of human behavior.
1. A new science
2. Complex systems in nature and human behavior
3. Complex systems in language
4. Language basics
sounds
5. Sounds
IPA and acoustic phonetics
6. Sounds
atlas evidence
7. Language basics
morphology
8. Morphemes
empirical data
9. Parts of speech
10. Language basics
grammar and discourse
11. Grammar
sentences and construction grammar
12. Cognitive linguistics
13. Language acquisition
14. Language evolution
15. Text type
16. Style
17. Sociolinguistics
18. Big data
using a corpus
19. Historical linguistics
20. Conclusion
the future of interaction and emergence.