New Book Release

Issue no. 5 of the “Introductory Texts in Linguistics“ series.

The five texts of the “Introductory Texts in Linguistics“ series are intended to give a comprehensive overview of the main areas of linguistics—historically, methodologically, and theoretically—for use in linguistic pedagogy. Each volume covers a specific area of linguistic science—from the study of sound systems to the use of language in social and communicative contexts. They can be used individually or as a set for courses in linguistics or as a background referential source of ideas and research in the five areas that scholars can utilize. They are all written in an accessible style, so that they can be easily adopted in any type of introductory course.

Each text expounds and illustrates both traditional and contemporary approaches to the study of language. The titles of the five individual volumes are:

- Introduction to Phonology (Volume 1),

- Introduction to Morphology (Volume 2),

- Introduction to Syntax (Volume 3),

- Introduction to Semantics (Volume 4), and

- Introduction to Pragmatics (Volume 5).

About the author

Prof. Marcel Danesi is known for his work in semiotics and youth culture. He has published as well on the meanings of popular culture and how they inform social evolution. He has also written textbooks introducing linguistics and semiotics, and published a series of books on advertising as a sign system.

Preface

1. Pragmatics

- Introduction

- Studying Speech

- Textual Grammar

- Registers

- Speech Acts

- Grice’s Maxims

- Concluding Remarks

2. Conversations

- Introduction

- Conversations

- Conversation Analysis

- Editing Procedures

- Conversation Devices

- Gesture

- Concluding Remarks

3. Discourse

- Introduction

- Discourse Analysis

- Speech Genres

- Keywords

- Intertextuality Types

- Discursive Relativity

- Concluding Remarks

4. Dialogues

- Introduction

- Education

- Courtroom  Cross-Examinations

- Therapeutic Dialogues

- Concluding Remarks

5. Speech Functions

- Introduction

- Pragmatic Functions

- Jakobson’s Functions

- Frame Analysis

- Concluding Remarks

6. Argumentation

- Introduction

- Argumentation

- Rhetorical Devices

- Fallacious Reasoning

-  Concluding Remarks

7. Writing and Literacy

- Introduction

- Writing Systems

- Literacy

- Stylometry

- Abbreviated Writing

- Digital Literacy

- Emoji Literacy

- Concluding Remarks

Glossary

References

Index