Chapter 1 Introduction to Language and Linguistics 1.1 Language 1.1.1 The Nature of Language 1.1.2 The Design Features of Language 1.1.3 The Functions of Language 1.2 Introduction to Linguistics 1.2.1 The Definition of Linguistics 1.2.2 The Scope and Development of Linguistics 1.2.3 Some Important Concepts in Linguistics 1.3 Major Schools of Modern Linguistics 1.3.1 Saussure： The Father of Modern Linguistics 1.3.2 The Prague School 1.3.3 The London School 1.3.4 American Structuralism 1.3.5 Generative Grammar 1.4 Summary Chapter 2 Phonetics and Phonology 2.1 Phonetics 2.1.1 Definition of Phonetics 2.1.2 Speech Organs 2.1.3 English Consonants and Vowels 2.1.4 Transcription of English Speech Sounds 2.2.2 Phonology 2.2.1 Definition of Phonology 2.2.2 Basic Concepts： Phone， Phoneme and Allophones 2.2.3 Some Rules in Phonology 2.2.4 Suprasegmentals 2.3 Summary Chapter 3 Morphology 3.1 Word 3.1.1 Definition of a Word 3.1.2 Classification of Words 3.2 Morpheme 3.2.1 Bound Morpheme and Free Morpheme 3.2.2 Derivational Morpheme and Inflectional Morpheme 3.2.3 Root and Affix 3.3 Word-Formation Processes 3.3.1 Derivation 3.3.2 Compounding 3.3.3 Conversion 3.3.4 Abbreviation 3.3.5 Back-Formation 3.3.6 Analogy 3.4 Summary Chapter 4 Syntax 4.1 Categories 4.1.1 Lexical Categories 4.1.2 Phrasal Categories 4.2 Phrase Structures 4.2.1 Phrase Structure Rule
4.2.2 Recursiveness 4.3 Sentence Structures 4.3.1 Types of Clauses 4.3.2 A Generative Grammar Perspective 4.3.3 Implications on Translation 4.4 Summary Chapter 5 Semantics 5.1 The Study of Meaning 5.1.1 The Referential Theory 5.1.2 The Conceptualist View 5.1.3 Semantic Features and Componential Analysis 5.2 Types of Lexical Meaning 5.2.1 Conceptual Meaning 5.2.2 Connotative Meaning 5.2.3 Social Meaning 5.2.4 Affective Meaning 5.2.5 Collocative Meaning 5.3 Sense Relations Between Words 5.3.1 Polysemy 5.3.2 Homonymy 5.3.3 Synonymy 5.3.4 Antonymy 5.3.5 Hyponymy 5.4 Meaning of Sentences 5.4.1 Decoding Sentence Meanings 5.4.2 Sense Relations Between Sentences 5.5 Summary Chapter 6 Pragmatics 6.1 Pragmatics: How Context Shapes Meaning 6.1.1 Definition of Pragmatics 6.1.2 Semantics vs. Pragmatics 6.1.3 Meaning in Context 6.2 Speech Act 6.2.1 Definition of Speech Act 6.2.2 Classification of Speech Acts 6.2.3 Indirect Speech Acts 6.3 The Cooperative Principle (CP) 6.4 The Politeness Principle (PP) 6.4.1 Brown & Levinson's Face Theory 6.4.2 Leech's Politeness Principle 6.4.3 Chinese Concept of Politeness 6.5 Summary Chapter 7 Language, Culture and Society 7.1 Language and Culture 7.1.1 What Is Culture 7.1.2 Intercultural Communication 7.1.3 Realizations of Cultural Differences 7.2 Language and Society 7.2.1 Sociolinguistics 7.2.2 Varieties of English
7.2.3 Social Factors Influencing Language Use 7.3 Globalization, Intercultural Communication and Language Use 7.3.1 Linguistic Diversity 7.3.2 Cultural Identity and Cultural Confidence 7.3.3 Implications on Language and Cultural Perspective 7.3.4 China English 7.4 Summary Chapter 8 Second Language Acquisition 8.1 Defining Language Acquisition 8.1.1 First Language Acquisition 8.1.2 Second Language Acquisition 8.2 Theories Describing Second Language Acquisition 8.2.1 Universal Grammar 8.2.2 Interlanguage Theory 8.2.3 Monitor Model 8.2.4 Sociocultural Theory 8.3 Factors Influencing Second Language Acquisition 8.3.1 Input and Interaction 8.3.2 L1 Transfer 8.3.3 Age 8.3.4 Language Aptitude 8.3.5 Motivation 8.3.6 Learning Strategies 8.4 Summary References
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