Contemporary Linguistic Analysis An Introduction 9th Edition By William O’Grady, John Archibald
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The 9th Edition of Contemporary Linguistic Analysis: An Introduction, edited by William O'Grady and John Archibald, spans 16 comprehensive chapters. Grounded heavily in the generative grammar paradigm, the textbook introduces the scientific methodology used to analyze core structural elements of language while integrating the specific socio-political context of the Canadian linguistic landscape. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The main topics and core chapters included in this edition are categorized below:
Core Structural Linguistics
  • Chapter 1: Language: A Preview – Introduces foundational concepts of what language is, human grammatical knowledge, and biological specializations for speech. [1, 2]
  • Chapter 2: Phonetics: The Sounds of Language – Covers the production, anatomy, and articulation of speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 3: Phonology: Contrasts and Patterns – Analyzes sound systems, features, phonological rules, and syllable structures. [1, 2]
  • Chapter 4: Morphology: The Analysis of Word Structure – Focuses on morphemes, word formation processes (derivation, compounding), and structural components of words. [1, 2]
  • Chapter 5: Syntax: The Analysis of Sentence Structure – Explores structural relationships, category types, and phrase structures using generative frameworks. (Note: This edition also offers an alternate version of this chapter online for basic syntactic description independent of generative grammar). [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 6: Semantics: The Study of Meaning – Investigates the literal meaning of words, phrases, and truth-conditional meanings. (This chapter was completely rewritten and updated for the 9th edition). [1, 2, 3]
Language Change & Typology
  • Chapter 7: The Classification of Languages – Covers language types, genetic relationships, and morphological typology.
  • Chapter 8: Historical Linguistics: The Study of Language Change – Explores how languages evolve phonologically, lexically, and syntactically over time.
  • Chapter 9: Indigenous Languages in Canada – Offers a specialized look at the history, structures, and modern realities of native Canadian languages. [1, 2]
Language Acquisition & Cognitive Processing
  • Chapter 10: First Language Acquisition – Focuses on how children naturally develop speech, phonology, and grammar.
  • Chapter 11: Second Language Acquisition – Evaluates the cognitive and linguistic processes of learning an additional language later in life.
  • Chapter 12: Bilingualism and Bilingual Acquisition – A brand-new chapter addition to this edition, examining simultaneous language acquisition with a particular focus on the bilingual landscape of Canada.
  • Chapter 13: Psycholinguistics: The Study of Language Processing – Focuses on how the human mind stores, retrieves, and interprets language in real-time.
  • Chapter 14: Brain and Language – Explores neurolinguistics, localized brain functions, and language disorders like aphasia. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Social Contexts & Communication Modalities
  • Chapter 15: Language in Social Contexts – Covers sociolinguistics, dialects, language variation by identity, and register.
  • Chapter 16: Writing and Language – Traces the development of graphic representations of language and types of writing systems (logographic, syllabic, alphabetic). [1, 2]

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Bilingualism and Bilingual Acquisition Brain and Language – neurolinguistics localized brain functions and language disorders like aphasia Contemporary Linguistic Analysis First Language Acquisition – how children naturally develop speech phonology and grammar Historical Linguistics: The Study of Language Change Indigenous Languages in Canada –history structures and modern realities of native Canadian languages ISBN-13: 978-0134652306 ISBN-13: 978-0135383841 ISBN-13: 978-0137595488 ISBNs: 978-0135396230 or 978-0135396223 Language Acquisition & Cognitive Processing Language Change & Typology Language in Social Contexts –sociolinguistics dialects language variation by identity and register Language: A Preview –language is human grammatical knowledge and biological specializations for speech Morphology: The Analysis of Word Structure – morphemes word formation processes (derivation compounding) Phonetics: The Sounds of Language –production anatomy and articulation of speech sounds Phonology: Contrasts and Patterns – sound systems features phonological rules and syllable structures Psycholinguistics: The Study of Language Processing Second Language Acquisition –cognitive and linguistic processes of learning an additional language later in life Semantics: The Study of Meaning –literal meaning of words phrases and truth-conditional meanings Social Contexts & Communication Modalities Syntax: The Analysis of Sentence Structure The Classification of Languages – language types genetic relationships and morphological typology using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Writing and Language –development of graphic representations of language and types of writing systems
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