語法學（簡體書）

人們在對語言的特定細節進行剖析之前，應該對語言整體有個大致的了解。作為語言學研究方向的學生進行深入研究之前的熱身閱讀，《牛津語言學入門叢書》的主旨是為人們理解那些學術性強的語言學專著奠定理論基礎。因為這套叢書淺顯易懂，對那些感興趣卻並非專門從事語言研究的人進一步了解語言也大有裨益。斯沃所著的《語法學》為其中一冊。

作者:(英)斯沃

人們在對語言的特定細節進行剖析之前，應該對語言整體有個大致的瞭解。作為語言學研究方向的學生進行深入研究之前的熱身閱讀，《牛津語言學入門叢書》的主旨是為人們理解那些學術性強的語言學專著奠定理論基礎。因為這套叢書淺顯易懂，對那些感興趣卻並非專門從事語言研究的人進一步瞭解語言也大有裨益。斯沃所著的《語法學》為其中一冊。

Preface
Author's Introduction
SECTION I
Survey
1 What is grammar?
What is grammar for?
Language without grammar
Problems
Solving the problems
2 From simplicity to complexity: word classes and structures
Word classes
Code and message: from words to phrases
Clauses
Subjects and objects
Mood
Analysing phrases and clauses
Clauses inside clauses
The units of language
3 Grammar In the world's languages
Word classes
Structural types
Morphological complexity
Agreement
Meanings
Why is everything so complicated ?
4 Grammar and vocabulary
How different are grammar and vocabulary?
The grammar of words
On the frontier
Language in use: chunking
A continuum
5 Grammar In spoken and written text
Speech and writing
Building phrases, clauses, and utterances
Reference and context
'Given' and 'new': information flow and topic-maintenance
Text structuring
Face
Formal and informal language
Special kinds of text
6 Grammar and language change
1,ooo years of change in English
Mechanisms of change
Analogy
Phonetic erosion
Grammaticalization
Speed of change
How did it all start?
7 Grammar in society: 'correctness' and standardization
Language under attack
What do we mean by 'incorrect'?
Mistakes
Variation
Dialect forms
Alternative usage
Authorities: descriptive and prescriptive rules
Problems with prescriptive rules
Ripples on the ocean
The desire for standardization
The price of standardization
8 Grammar In the head
Investigating language
From outside to inside
Learnability and universal grammar
Problems with the innatist view
Usage-based associative learning
Modularity: grammar in the brain
SECTION 2
Readings
SECTION 3
References
SECTION 4
Glossary
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS