由沈瑩主編的《現(xiàn)代語言學(xué)流派簡介》是現(xiàn)代語言學(xué)理論的一個概論,其特點就是“概”。以現(xiàn)代語言學(xué)奠基人索緒爾的理論開始,沿著歐美兩條線介紹了20世紀的主流語言學(xué)理論流派,重點闡述了20世紀80年代以后蓬勃發(fā)展起來的認知語言學(xué)流派。其中有功能主義學(xué)派中影響大的布拉格學(xué)派,倫敦學(xué)派以及在倫敦學(xué)派統(tǒng)治下發(fā)展起來的系統(tǒng)功能語言學(xué),也有美國描寫主義和結(jié)構(gòu)主義語言學(xué)派的不同理論,轉(zhuǎn)換生成語言學(xué)以及在反對以生成語法為首的主流語言學(xué)的基礎(chǔ)上建立起來的認知語言學(xué)。
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Notion of Language
1.2 Design Features of Language
1.3 Notion of Linguistics
1.4 Differences Between Schools and Branches
1.4.1 Branches of Linguistics
1.4.2 Schools of Linguistics
1.5 Major Distinctions Between Language and Linguistics
Chapter 2 The Beginning of Modern Linguistics
2.1 A Brief Introduction to Saussure
2.2 The Source of Saussure's Thought
2.3 Saussure's Contributions to Linguistics
2.4 Saussure's Legacy
Chapter 3 Early European Functionalism
3.1 Background of the Prague School
3.2 Theories of Language of the Prague School
3.3 Functional Sentence Perspective
3.4 Information Structure and Sentence Structure
3.4.1 General Concept of Information Structure and Sentence Structure
3.4.2 Two Principles in the Information Structure and Sentence Structure
3.4.3 Manifestations of Information Structure
3.4.4 Summary
3.5 The Copenhagen School
3.5.1 Background of the Copenhagen School
3.5.2 Linguistic Theories About Language from the Copenhagen School
3.6 The London School
3.6.1 B. Malinowski
3.6.2 J.R. Firth
Chapter 4 Systemic-functional Linguistic Theory
4.1 A Brief Introduction to M.A.K. Halliday
4.2 Halliday's View on Language
4.2.1 Formation of Halliday's View on Language
4,2,2 Six Core Ideas of Systemic-functional Grammar
4.3 Systemic Grammar
4.3.1 Basic Concepts
4.3.2 Five Formulas of System Network
4.3,3 Realization of System
4.4 Functional Grammar
4.4.1 Ideational Function
4.4.2 Interpersonal Function
4.4.3 Textual Function
4.5 Halliday and Sociolinguistics
4.5.1 A Brief Introduction to Sociolinguistics
4.5.2 Halliday's Systemic-functional Linguistics and Sociolinguistics
Chapter 5 American Descriptive Linguistics and Structuralism
5.1 Beginning of American Linguistics
5.2 Boas' Linguistic Viewpoint and Contribution
5.3 Sapir and Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
5.3.1 Edward Sapir
5.3.2 Benjamin LeeWhorf
5.3.3 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
5.4 Bloomfield's Theory
5.5 Harris' Linguistic Views
5.6 Hockett's Grammatical Description
5.7 Pike's Tagmemics
5.8 Summary
Chapter 6 Transformational Generative Grammar
6.1 A Brief Introduction to Noam Chomsky
6.2 Chomsky's Philosophy of Language
6.2.1 Overview
6.2.2 The Innateness Hypothesis
6.2.3 Universal Grammar and Particular Grammar
6.2.4 Generative Grammar
6.3 The Classical Theory
6.3.1 Finite State Grammar
6.3.2 Phrase Structure Grammar
6.3.3 Transformational Grammar
6.4 The Standard Theory
6.4.1 Deep Structure VS Surface Structure
6.4.2 The Base Component
6.4.3 The Lexicon
6.5 The Extended Standard Theory
6.5.1 X-barTheory
6.5.2 e-movement
6.5.3 Logical Form
6.6 Government and Binding Theory
6.6.1 Universal Grammar and Core Grammar
6.6.2 Principle System
6.7 The Minimalist Program
6.8 Summary