CHAPTER I Language and Linguistics: an Overview　1.1 What is language? 　1.2 Features of human language 　1.3 Functions of language 　1.4 Types of language 　　1.4.1 Natural languages and artificial languages　　1.4.2 Genetic classification of languages　　1.4.3 The typological classification of languages　1.5 The myth of language: language origin 　1.6 Linguistics: the scientific study of language 　　1.6.1 Linguistics as a science　　1.6.2 Branches of linguistics　　1.6.3 Features of modern linguistics　TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES / QUESTIONS 　MINI-PROJECTS CHAPTER 2 Phonetics: the Study of Speech Sounds　2.1 The study of speech sounds 　2.2 The sound-producing mechanism 　2.3 Phonetic transcription of speech sounds 　　2.3.1 Unit of representation　　2.3.2 Phonetic features and natural casses　2.4 Description of English consonants　2.5 Description of English vowels　2.6 phonetic features and natural classes TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES/QUESTIONS MINI-PROJECTSCHAPTER 3 Phonology: the Study of Sound Systems and Patterns 3.1 The study of sound systems and patterns 3.2 Phonemes and allophones 3.3 Discovering phonemes　　3.3.1 Contrastive distribution　　3.3.2 Complementary distribution　　3.3.3 Free variation　　3.3.4 The discovery procedure 3.4 Distinctive features and non-distinctive features 3.5 Phonological rules 3.6 Syllable structure 3.7 Sequence of phonemes 3.8 Features above segments　　3.8.1 Stress　　3.8.2 Intonation　　3.8.3 Tone　　3.8.4 The functioning of stress and intonation in English TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES/QUESTIONS MINI-PROJECTSCHAPTER 4 Morphology: the Study of Word Structure 4.1 Words and word structure 4.2 Morpheme: the minimal meaningful unit of language 4.3 Classification of morphemes 　　4.3.1 Free and bound morphemes　　4.3.2 Inflectional and derivational morphemes 4.4 Formation of English words　　4.4.1 Derivation　　4.4.2 Compounding　　4.4.3 Other types of English word formation TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES/QUESTIONS MINI-PROJECTS 44CHAPTER 5 Syntax: the Analysis of Sentence Structure 5.1 Grammaticality 　……CHAPTER 6 Semantics:the Analysis of MeaningCHAPTER 7 Pragmatics:the Analysis of Meaning in ContextCHAPTER 8 Language in Social ContextsCHAPTER 9 Second Language AcquisitionCHAPTER 10 Linguistics and Foreign Language TeachingAppendix 1 Families/Groups of LanguagesAppendix 2 The Indo-Europena Language FamilyBibligraphy Suggested Solutions to Tutrial QuestionsAn English-Chinese Glossary