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The book sets out to extend the constricted view of linguistics
that the discipline itself has favoured so far. Language
performance, the >eternally recurring work of the mind
Just as every society has its social stratification, so linguistics
has its more elevated disciplines and its less reputable areas.
Many of the really exciting issues are banished into the remoter
domains of the sub-disciplines or get ignored altogether. This
applies above all to questions of 'right' and 'wrong', 'pleasing'
and 'ugly', 'good' and 'bad'. It is in this sense that issues
pertaining to norms, morals and didactics can be said to be the
ugly ducklings of linguistics. The trouble with these areas is that
they invite opprobrium for being 'ideological'. It is impossible to
talk about them without taking up a position. It is here that we
find intentions and purposes being formulated that accord ill with
the canonical features of 'pure' linguistics. The book makes no
attempt to stage any spurious reconciliations, but it does pinpoint
sensitive areas in this connection and sees its main function as
that of provoking and encouraging discussion.
In its 11 chapters, the Study Companion on Linguistics supplies
detailed guidance on the main sectors of the discipline. In this
5th edition, all the chapters have been substantially extended to
take account of the most important theoretical advances of the last
few years. Description is not undertaken from the perspective of a
specific school of thought. Instead, the aim is to provide an
overview of the most significant theoretical approaches. The book
can be used as a resource to draw upon in connection with
introductory linguistics classes, or as a source of background
knowledge on individual sectors of linguistics discussed in
advanced seminars or tested in final examinations.
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