Linguistics for non-linguists : a primer with exercises / 4th ed.

Preface
Introduction
Pragmatics
Implicature
Speech Acts
Semantics
Background
Sense
Reference
Truth
Syntax
Categories
Left-to-Right Ordering
Transformations
Morphology
Morphemes
Lexical and Grammatical Morphemes
Free and Bound Morphemes
Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes
Word-Formation Processes
Phonology
Vocal Tract
Segments
Phonemic Alphabet
Levels of Representation
Phonological Rules
Language Variation
Language Universals, Languages, Dialects, and Idiolects
Regional Variation
Social Variation
Language and Gender
Stylistic Variation
First-Language Acquisition
Prelinguistic Stages
Linguistic Stages
Issues in Language Acquisition
Second-Language Acquisition
Issues in Second-Language Acquisition
Patterns in Second-Language Acquisition
Nonlinguistic Influences on Second-Language Acquisition
Written Language
Writing Systems
The English Spelling System
Analyzing Errors in Written English
Language Processing
Sentence-Level Phenomena in Language Processing
Discourse-Level Phenomena in Language Processing
Perceptions about Tone
The Neurology of Language
Anatomy of the Nervous System
Background of Neurolinguistics
Hemispherical Specialization
Disorders
Conclusion
References
Glossary
Answers to Selected Exercises
Author Index
Subject Index