1 Introduction - linguistic and other approaches to language 2 Phonetics and phonology - the sounds of speech 3 Morphology and word-formation - the structure of the word 4 Syntax I/general principles - the structure of the clause 5 Syntax II/the fundamentals of English grammar 6 Semantics and lexicology - the meaning of words 7 Pragmatics and discourse analysis 8 Applied linguistics, language teaching and translation studies 9 A pluricentric language - standard Englishes around the world 10 Dialectology - regional variation in English 11 Language in the city - social and ethnic variation, multilingualism 12 Language change and the history of English 13 Past masters, current trends - theorising linguistics for students of English 14 Linguistics and the public - language myths, language politics, language planning and language rights Glossary Index