Contents Chapter 1 Invitations to Linguistics Chapter 2 Speech Sounds Chapter 3 Lexicon Chapter 4 Syntax Chapter 5 Meaning Chapter 6 Language Processing in Mind Chapter 7 Language, Culture, and Society Chapter 8 Language in Use Chapter 9 Language and Literature Chapter 10 Language and Computer Chapter 11 Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching Chapter 12 Theories and Schools of Modern Linguistics Bibliography Key to Questions and Exercises Glossary and Index