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978-0205032280 Chapter 1 Lecture Note
INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL to accompany HOW ENGLISH WORKS A Linguistic Introduction Third Edition Anne Curzan University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michael Adams Indiana University Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 10 Lecture Note
77 CHAPTER 10 Language Acquisition CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter, which provides detailed information about the process of language acquisition, hooks most students quickly: they have watched siblings, or children they babysit, or their own children learn language; they have been […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 11 Lecture Note
83 CHAPTER 11 Language Variation CHAPTER OVERVIEW The book separates general issues of language variation (Chapter 11) and American dialects (Chapter 12) to give each fuller attention. This chapter addresses accents and dialects generally, as well as the major factors […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 12 Lecture Note
89 CHAPTER 12 American Dialects CHAPTER OVERVIEW It makes sense to follow Chapter 11, which considers theory and analysis of variation, with a chapter on American dialects specifically. Study of dialectology both extends and complements material on variation presented in […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 13 Lecture Note
97 CHAPTER 13 History of English: Old to Early Modern English CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter can be used in various ways, depending on the course in which the text is used, its place in the broader curriculum, and the instructor’s […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 14 Lecture Note & Exercise Part I
103 CHAPTER 14 History of English: Modern and Future English CHAPTER OVERVIEW It would have been superfluous to catalogue all the features of Modern English in this chapter: the rest of the book is about the forms and functions of […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 2 Lecture Note
9 CHAPTER 2 Language and Authority CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter works from the premise that authority over language should not be assumed. Students, like all citizens, should consider language and its public significance thoroughly, examine claims to authority over language […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 3 Lecture Note
17 CHAPTER 3 English Phonology CHAPTER OVERVIEW Students often find the material in this chapter the most challenging of the entire course, given its unfamiliarity and high level of technicality. The key to teaching this material successfully is motivating students […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 5 Lecture Note
37 CHAPTER 5 English Syntax: The Grammar of Words CHAPTER OVERVIEW Students often come to introductory courses in the structure of English without a solid grasp of parts of speech or related terminology. In our experience, it is critical to […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 6 Lecture Note
45 CHAPTER 6 English Syntax: Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter provides students with a new way of thinking about the structure of phrases and clauses. Some students will find phrase structure trees challenging in a fun, puzzle-like […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 7 Lecture Note
53 CHAPTER 7 Semantics CHAPTER OVERVIEW Of all aspects of language, words seem most familiar to students. Nonetheless, semantics is often counterintuitive, and many students find it difficult to accept some basic semantic principles and even more difficult to consider […]
978-0205032280 Chapter 8 Lecture Note
61 CHAPTER 8 Spoken Discourse CHAPTER OVERVIEW The material in this chapter typically engages most students from the beginning. The chapter gives them tools to analyze the day-to-day interactions in which they participate, and they begin noticing new aspects of […]
978-0205032280 Exercise Part II
123 EXERCISE 5.2: ADJECTIVES 1. The following sentences demonstrate how these adjectives can carry different meaning in attributive and predicative position. Attributive: The late commissioner was much beloved. Predicative: The commissioner was late to the meeting. Attributive: She is a […]
978-0205032280 Exercise Part III
143 c. S NP VP REL CLAUSE VP NP PP NP NP Det N Rel Pro V Det N Mod N V Pro Prep Det N My friend who is a linguistics major helped me with the trees. d. S […]
978-0205032280 Exercise Part IV
157 Chapter 10: Language Acquisition EXERCISE 10.1: LEARNING SOUNDS a. Yes, these are two distinct phonemes in all dialects of American English. b. Yes, these are two distinct phonemes in all dialects of American English. c. Yes, these are two […]