Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Language and Linguistics --
Introduction --
Origin of Language --
Origin of The Written Script --
Origin of Linguistics as a Branch of Language Studies --
The Term --
Linguistics --
Linguistics Variation --
Standard Variety of The Language --
The Lexicon --
Linguistic Relativity --
Linguistic Structures --
Linguistic Approaches --
Summing Up; Chapter 2 Traditional Linguistics --
Overview --
Popular Linguistics Theories And Research Techniques --
Semantic Relationships Between Words --
Spelling And Semantics --
Semantic Language --
Syntax --
Etymology --
Sequencing Of Subject, Verb, And Object --
Early History --
Modern Speculations --
Generative Grammar --
Categorical Grammar --
Dependency Grammar --
Syntax --
The Pillar Of Language --
Morphology --
Morphological Background --
Morpheme Types --
Significant Concepts --
Phonology --
Nomenclature --
Phonological Investigation --
Derivation And Definitions --
Word Relationship In Dialect --
New Technologies And Semantics --
Summing Up; Chapter 3 New Technologies For Linguistic Research And Linguistic Research For New Technologies --
Overview --
Corpus Linguistics --
Background --
Methods --
Quantitative And Qualitative Analyses --
Corpus Linguistics: A Historical Overview --
Early Use of Corpora --
Corpora Today --
Characteristics of Corpus Linguistics --
Annotation --
Applications of Corpus Linguistics --
Summing Up; Chapter 4 Language And Its Translation --
What Is Translation? --
Types of Translation --
Type of Translators --
Machine Translation (MT) --
Types of Machine Translation Systems --
Translation Approaches --
Rule-Based Machine Translation System --
Construction of RBMT --
Translation In RBMT --
Machine Translation And Its Challenges --
Fictional Translation --
History --
Geoffrey Chaucer --
Marsilio Ficino --
Fitzgerald --
Benjamin Jowett --
Translation: A Historical Perspective --
Verse --
Difference Between Man And Machine Language Translation --
Language Translation Process --
Perception of Translation --
Translators: From Dimness To Light --
The Emergence of Machine Translation and Its Development --
Why Translation by Human Is Important --
Comparing A Machine And A Human Interpreted Content --
Summing Up; Chapter 5 Technological Convergence For Language Processing And Analysis --
Information Technology Convergence --
Background To Media Technological Convergence --
Fields In Converging Technologies --
Technology Fields And Converging Science --
Converging of Internet --
Digital Convergence --
Convergence of Cellphone; Chapter 6 Natural language processing and corpora --
Origin --
NLP Terminology --
Top-down parser --
Grammatical form labeling --
Word division --
Open problems in natural language processing --
Applications of corpus; Chapter 7 Use of new technologies in second language acquisition --
Technology in the classroom --
English learning code boost --
Use of technology in teaching English --
To improve teaching effect; Chapter 8 Contemporary research in linguistics and applied linguistics --
Characteristics --
Linguistics and applied linguistics --
Research in linguistics --
The beginning of applied linguistics; Chapter 59 New language technologies and linguistic research --
Learning language through technology --
Emerging uses of technology in language learning --
Structural linguistics --
Other areas of linguistic study --
Offshoots of linguistics --
Morphology --
Phonology --
Syntax --
Semantics --
Summing up

Covers recent developments and a wide range of issues in the field, from multi-layered mark-up and standards to theoretical formalisms to applications. A comprehensive introduction to all research methods in linguistics, this is the perfect text for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Communication

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