※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※第一章绪论1/ What is l i n g u istics? 什么是语言学?Lingui s t i cs is g e n era l ly de fi ne d a s t he s c i en ti f i c s t udy of l an g uage. It s t u di e s not any parti cul ar langu a g e, b ut language s in gen e ral.2/ The scope of li n g ui stic s语言学旳讨论范围T he st u dy o f language as a wh o le is ofte n called genera l ling u ist i cs . (一般语言学)The study of s o u nd s, w hich ar e u sed in li n gu is tic comm u n i ca tion, is ca l led phonetics. (语音学)The stu dy of how sound s are p ut to gethe r and u se d i n comm unicatio n is c al l ed phonology. (音系学)The s t udy of th e w ay in w hic h m o rphe m es are a r ranged to form wo r ds are called mo r pho l og y . (形态学)The s tudy o f h ow mor ph emes and w o rd s a r e combined t o f o rm sentences is c a lled sy n tax . (句法学)T h e s tu d y of meanin g i n l an guage is called semanti c s . (语义学)T he study of m e ani n g i n context o f us e is c all ed p r agma t ics . (语用学)T he st u d y o f la n guag e wit h re f erence t o societ y is ca lled soc i o-ling u ist ic s . (社会语言学)The stu dy o f l anguage w ith ref e rence to th e w orkin g o f min d is ca l led ps y c h o-linguist ic s. (心理语言学)Th e study of a p plica t ions (a s t he r e covery o f speech a bi l ity) is g e nera ll y k no wn as ap plied lin g uistics . (...