A course in modern linguistics / Charles F. Hockett.

By: Hockett, Charles Francis Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Macmillan, c1958. Description: 621 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): Linguistics | English language -- Pronunciation | English language -- 20th century -- GrammarDDC classification: 410 Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC 1. Introduction -- 2. Phonemes -- 3. Phonemic notation -- 4. English intonation -- 5. English accent -- 6. English juncture -- 7. Phonetics -- 8. Contoid articulations -- 9. Vocoid articulations; timing and coordination -- 10. Phonemic arrangements; redundancy -- 11. Types of phonemic systems -- 12. Phonemic analysis -- 13. Phonemes and sound -- 14. Morphemes -- 15. Morphemes and phonemes -- 16. The design of a language -- 17. Immediate constituents -- 18. Form classes and constructions -- 19. Words -- 20. Morphology and syntax -- 21. Syntactical construction-types: endocentric -- 22. Syntactical construction-types: exocentric -- 23. Sentences and clauses -- 24. Inflection -- 25. Kinds of syntactical linkage -- 26. Parts of speech -- 27. Grammatical categories -- 28. Derivation -- 29. Surface and deep grammar -- 30. Substitutes -- 31. The grammatical core -- 32. Morphophonemics -- 33. Types of alternation -- 34. Canonical forms and economy -- 35. Secondary effects of phonemic shapes -- 36. Idiom formation -- 37. Types of idioms -- 38. Idiolect, dialect, language -- 39. Common core and overall pattern -- 40. American English stressed syllabics -- 41. Linguistic ontogeny -- 42. Phylogenetic change -- 43. Old and Middle English -- 44. Kinds of phylogenetic change -- 45. Mechanisms of phylogenetic change -- 46. Innovation and survival -- 47. The conditions for borrowing -- 48. Kinds of loans -- 49. Adaptation and impact -- 50. Analogical creation -- 51. Further varieties of analogy -- 52. The nature of sound change -- 53. Coalescence and split -- 54. The consequences of sound change -- 55. Internal reconstruction -- 56. Dialect geography -- 57. The comparative method -- 58. Reconstructing phonemics -- 59. Reconstructing morphophonemics and grammar -- 60. Further results of the comparative method -- 61. Glottochronology -- 62. Writing -- 63. Literature -- 64. Man's place in nature.

Summary: Summary: The book covers a wider range of topics than any other recent work in English. In general it is clearly written; in spots it is even entertaining, which is more than one has a right to expect in a textbook. Hockett has an enviable gift for introducing topics which are novel to the general reader and making them understandable. The recapitulation of new terminology and the exercises at the end of chapters are also a pedagogically commendable device. One senses that this book has grown out of the practice of a stimulating and successful class lecturer.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	410 HOC 1958 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		19661

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TOC 1. Introduction --
2. Phonemes --
3. Phonemic notation --
4. English intonation --
5. English accent --
6. English juncture --
7. Phonetics --
8. Contoid articulations --
9. Vocoid articulations; timing and coordination --
10. Phonemic arrangements; redundancy --
11. Types of phonemic systems --
12. Phonemic analysis --
13. Phonemes and sound --
14. Morphemes --
15. Morphemes and phonemes --
16. The design of a language --
17. Immediate constituents --
18. Form classes and constructions --
19. Words --
20. Morphology and syntax --
21. Syntactical construction-types: endocentric --
22. Syntactical construction-types: exocentric --
23. Sentences and clauses --
24. Inflection --
25. Kinds of syntactical linkage --
26. Parts of speech --
27. Grammatical categories --
28. Derivation --
29. Surface and deep grammar --
30. Substitutes --
31. The grammatical core --
32. Morphophonemics --
33. Types of alternation --
34. Canonical forms and economy --
35. Secondary effects of phonemic shapes --
36. Idiom formation --
37. Types of idioms --
38. Idiolect, dialect, language --
39. Common core and overall pattern --
40. American English stressed syllabics --
41. Linguistic ontogeny --
42. Phylogenetic change --
43. Old and Middle English --
44. Kinds of phylogenetic change --
45. Mechanisms of phylogenetic change --
46. Innovation and survival --
47. The conditions for borrowing --
48. Kinds of loans --
49. Adaptation and impact --
50. Analogical creation --
51. Further varieties of analogy --
52. The nature of sound change --
53. Coalescence and split --
54. The consequences of sound change --
55. Internal reconstruction --
56. Dialect geography --
57. The comparative method --
58. Reconstructing phonemics --
59. Reconstructing morphophonemics and grammar --
60. Further results of the comparative method --
61. Glottochronology --
62. Writing --
63. Literature --
64. Man's place in nature.

Summary:
The book covers a wider range of topics than any other recent work in English. In general it is clearly written; in spots it is even entertaining, which is more than one has a right to expect in a textbook. Hockett has an enviable gift for introducing topics which are novel to the general reader and making them understandable. The recapitulation of new terminology and the exercises at the end of chapters are also a pedagogically commendable device. One senses that this book has grown out of the practice of a stimulating and successful class lecturer.

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