前言 Chapter 1 What Is Language:A Preview 1.1 The Human Possession of Language 1.2 Linguistic Knowledge 1.3 Linguistic Competence and Linguistic Performance 1.4 Grammar Questions Chapter 2 Phonetics:The Sounds of Language 2.1 A Description of Speech Sounds 2.2 Articulatory Phonetics 2.3 Features and Classes Chapter 3 Phonology:The Sound Patterns of Language 3.1 A Derinition of Phonology 3.2 Phonology and Phonetics 3.3 Phonemes 3.4 Phonmes and Allophones 3.5 Distinctive Features 3.6 Phonemse in Sequences 3.7 Phonological Rules 3.8 Suprasegmental Features 3.9 More on Intonation Questions Chaptre 4 Syntax:The Sentence Structure of Language Chaptre 5 Morphology:The Word Stucture of Language Chaptre 6 Semantics:The Meanings of Language Chaptre 7 Sociolinguistics:Language in Social Contexts Chaptre 8 Historical Linguistics:Language Change in Time Chaptre 9 Writing:The Written Form of Language Chaptre 10 Language Acquisition Bibliography Glossary/Index