Chapter 1 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
1.1 Language
1.1.1 The Nature of Language
1.1.2 The Design Features of Language
1.1.3 The Functions of Language
1.2 Introduction to Linguistics
1.2.1 The Definition of Linguistics
1.2.2 The Scope and Development of Linguistics
1.2.3 Some Important Concepts in Linguistics
1.3 Major Schools of Modern Linguistics
1.3.1 Saussure： The Father of Modern Linguistics
1.3.2 The Prague School
1.3.3 The London School
1.3.4 American Structuralism
1.3.5 Generative Grammar
1.4 Summary
Chapter 2 Phonetics and Phonology
2.1 Phonetics
2.1.1 Definition of Phonetics
2.1.2 Speech Organs
2.1.3 English Consonants and Vowels
2.1.4 Transcription of English Speech Sounds
2.2.2 Phonology
2.2.1 Definition of Phonology
2.2.2 Basic Concepts： Phone， Phoneme and Allophones
2.2.3 Some Rules in Phonology
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