The History Teacher's Handbook [Repost]

This textbook introduces students to the study of the English Language from the perspective of modern linguistics. The new edition of this bestselling work is broad-ranging in its coverage, taking in the description of sounds, words, sentences and texts / discourses, as well as the history of the language, language acquisition, language variation, and language in use. It provides an introduction to the phonetics / phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse analysis of English, and additionally to historical linguistics, psycholinguistics, socolinguistics and pragmatics as they apply to the study of English. Practically, it features tools for analysis that will enable readers to investigate, interpret and comment on examples of language in use. Each chapter features further activities, and by a list of suggested projects the book aims to develop students' investigations. Further reading is suggested, so that readers can follow up on the subject matter of the chapter in more detail. It features a glossary of terms, cross-referenced to the chapters where they are explained. An accompanying website contains material for lecturers using the book for teaching, and for students.