Essential Terms in Theoretical

and Applied Linguistics

    The majority of the definitions below (Fields 01 through 22, and FAQs 31 through 47) were obtained from the excellent website of the Linguistics Society of America. The Internet address of their site is: http://www.lsadc.org/

      Fields of Linguistics/Articles from the Linguistics Society of America
      URL: http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-fields.cfm

    1. An Overview by G. Nunberg/T. Wasow
    2. Applied Linguistics by G. R. Tucker
    3. Computers and Language by J. Hobbs
    4. Discourse Analysis by D. Tannen
    5. Endangered Languages by A. Woodbury
    6. Grammar by S. Chung/G. Pullum
    7. History of Linguistics by F. Newmeyer
    8. Language and Brain by S. Crain
    9. Linguistics and Literature by D. Freeman
    10. Language and Thought by D. Slobin
    11. Language Diversity by B. Comrie
    12. Languages in Contact by D. Winford
    13. Language Variation and Change by S. Thomason
    14. Prescriptivism by E. Finegan
    15. Machine Translation by M. Kay
    16. Meaning (Pragmatics & Semantics) by W. Ladusaw
    17. Multilingualism by G. Valdés
    18. Neurolinguistics by L. Menn
    19. Slips of the Tongue by V. Fromkin
    20. Sociolinguistics by W. Wolfram
    21. The Sounds of Speech by M. Halle
    22. Writing by W. Bright

      Material from other sources:

      Articles on semantics, pragmatics, cohesion, and coherence

    23. Semantics and Pragmatics – by Nikos Drakos, Computer Based Learning Unit, University of Leeds, UK.
    24. Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics – by Curtis Brown, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
    25. The Semantics-Pragmatics Distinction: What It is and Why It Matters – by Kent Bach, Department of Philosophy, San Francisco State University.
    26. Cohesion and Coherence: Textuality in Written and Oral Texts – by Helge Niska, University of Stockholm.

      Articles on the differences between written and oral discourse

    27. Learning Oral and Written English – by the staff of the Northern Territory Department of Education, Australia.
    28. Spoken Language – by Martin Bygate, Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, University of Southampton, UK.
    29. Orality: The Things that will Never Fall Apart... – by Iris Chapman, Elon College, North Carolina.
    30. Oral and Written Language: Functions and Purposes – Adapted from Ken Goodman on Reading, Richmond Hill, ONT: Scholastic Canada, 1996.

      FAQs from the Linguistics Society of America
      URL: http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-faqs.cfm

    31. Why Join the Linguistic Society of America?
    32. Why Major in Linguistics?
    33. How Many Languages Are There in the World?
    34. What is an Endangered Language?
    35. Does the Language I Speak Influence the Way I Think?
    36. How Can I Communicate With a Relative Who's Had a Stroke?
    37. Is English Changing?
    38. Language Acquisition
    39. Bilingualism
    40. What is Ebonics?
    41. What is Sign Language?
    42. ¿Qué es la Lengua de Señas?
    43. Why Do Some People Have an Accent?
    44. Linguistics and National Security
    45. Raising Bilingual Children
    46. Why Can't Computers Use English?
    47. How Did Language Begin?

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