English Language, The

Each chapter concludes with “Summing Up” and “For Further Exploration.” <br> <br> 1.The Play of Language. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Wordplay! </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Play of Language. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Fun and Games with Language. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language, Magic, and Power. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Dimensions of Discourse. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 2.The Nature of Language. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> What Is Language? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Why Do Linguists Want to Describe Languages? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> How Do Linguistics Describe Languages? </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 3.Language and Society. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language in Context: Micro-Language </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language and Gender. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language and Culture. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language and Organizations. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Politics of Language. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language Suppression. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 4.Extended Language. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Media and Their Cultures. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Rhetoric and Media Analysis. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Medium of Print. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Mass Entertainment Media. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Interactive Media. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Fine Arts as Mass Media. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Rhetoric in Popular Culture. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 5.A Brief History of the English Language. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> English as a Changing Tongue. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Indo-European Language Family and Its History. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Indo-European to Germanic. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Old English (449-1100 A.D.). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Middle English (1100-1500 A.D.). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Modern English (1500 A.D.-Present). </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> World Englishes. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 6.Traditions in Grammar. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> A Brief History of Grammar. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> A Short Introduction to Grammar. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 7.Modern Grammars. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Research Agenda of Modern Syntax. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Describing Language. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Generative Syntax Model. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Transformations. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 8.Comparing Grammars. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Comparing Grammars. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Artificial Language Movement. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Three Natural Indo-European Languages. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Non Indo-European Languages. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> English as a World Language. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 9.Varieties, Dialects, and Registers. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> The Nature of Variation. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Describing Variation. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Why Does Language Variation Exist? </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Varieties of English. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Local and Global Considerations in Language Variation. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> 10.Language and the Marketplace of Ideas. <br> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Speech, Writing, and the Human Record. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Literature and the World of Words. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language and the World of Persuasion. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language and Inquiry. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Learning Language and Learning through Language. </div> <p></p> <p> </p> <div style="margin-left: 0.2in;"> Language and Salvation. </div> <p></p> <br> <br> Glossary. <br> <br> <br> Bibliography. <br> <br> <br> Index. <br>