Recommended Readings (Lingustics)



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Keywords
  Akmajian, A., R. Demers, A. Farmer, and R. Harnish, (2001) Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication (fifth edition), MIT Press, Cambridge:Mass   Introduction to the field
  
Crain, S. and D.Lillo-Martin. (1999) An Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Language Acquisition. Blackwell.
Language Acquisition, Syntax, American Sign Language

Fromkin, V., R.Rodman, N.Hyams (2003) An Introdcution to Language (seventh edition). Thomson Wadsworth 
Introduction to the field

Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (2000) How Babies Talk : The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life. Plume.
Language Development (written for general public)

Jackendoff, R. (1994) Patterns in the Mind: Language and Human Nature. (Paperback) BasicBooks, New York, NY.
Introduction to the field, Cognition and Language



Pinker, S. (1994) The Language Instinct, Harper Perennial, New York.
Innate knowledge of language (written for general public, very entertaining)

Tannen, D. (1996) Gender & Discourse, Oxford University Press, New York.
Society and Language

Video program The video program used in class (with a transcript) is available for individual viewing at Mita/Hiyoshi Media Center. Transcripts have different call numbers.

Title: Discovering the human language "Colorless green ideas"
形態  =  1 videocassette (55 min.) : color ; VHS + 1 transcript(29 leaves)
分類番号  =  NDC8: 802 
著者標目  =  Searchinger, Gene

Title:Acquiring the human language "Playing the language game"
形態  =  1 videocassette (55 min.) : color ; VHS + 1 transcript(31 leaves)
シリーズ  =  The human language series ; pt. 2
分類番号  =  NDC8: 807 
著者標目  =  Searchinger, Gene

Episode 1: Introduction to Linguistics
Episode 2: Language Acquisition

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