English Linguistics

Bernd Kortmann is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and, since 2013, Executive Director of FRIAS (Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies). He has been long-time editor of the two international book series Topics in English Linguistics and Dialects of English as well as journal editor of English Language and Linguistics.

• Preface.- 1. Linguistics: Major concepts and research traditions.- 2. Phonetics and phonology: On sounds and sound systems.- 3. Morphology: On the structure and formation of words.- 4. Grammar: The ground plan of English.- 5. Contrastive Linguistics: English and German.- 6. Semantics: Word and sentence meaning.- 7. Pragmatics: The study of meaning in context.- 8. Sociolinguistics: Regional and social varieties of English.- 9. Turns and trends in 21st century linguistics.- 10 General Refenrence works.- 11 Online resources and appetizers.- 12. Index.