Modern Linguistics

Modern Linguistics that began in ther form of philosophy towards the end of the eighteenth century is now much wider in scope. This book extensively deals with its two most important branches: Descriptive Linguistics and Historical Linguistics. The book written in a very simple and comprehensive language studies thoroughly the following topics in a very lucid manner.
About Author :
Dr. M.P. Sinha, a schoarl of national repute, had been a former Professor and Head, Department of English in the Kanpur University (now Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University) during 1988-2002. Besides publishing a good number of research papers in reputed journals, he has chaired academic sessions in national and international seminars.
Contents :
Preface Linguistics: Definition and Scope Language: Origin and General Characteristics Basic Concepts in Linguistics Phonetics and Phonology Morphology Syntactic System Structural Linguistics, T.G. Linguistics and Sociolinguistics Language Family: Genealogical Classficiation Typological Classfication Methods of Historical Linguistics Language Change Borrowing Writing Systems Suggested Readings