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Introduction into Linguistics:

A Teaching Guide



CONTENTS

Preface .................................................................................................4

Introduction ..........................................................................................5

Principles of Modern Linguistics..........................................................8

Phonetics.............................................................................................12

Phonology...........................................................................................16

Morphology ........................................................................................18

Syntax.................................................................................................23

Semantics............................................................................................27

Sociolinguistics...................................................................................32

Glossary..............................................................................................41

References .........................................................................................



PREFACE

This teaching aid has grown out from the course Introduction into

English Linguistics which I have been teaching at Vytautas Magnus

University for a number of years. Its aim is to present students with a

concise and up-to-date discussion of some of the main topics that modern linguistics addresses. The teaching guide is provided with exercises

for each topic (graded from less difficult to advanced), and questions for

discussion. All the exercises have been tested in class. The teaching

guide also includes a glossary of the most important terms which students have to know and be able to use not only in this course but also in

the other linguistic courses that they take in the programme of English

Philology.

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