Contents

Introduction
A Brief History of Linguistics
The Study of Sounds
The Study of Sound Patterns
How Words are Made
The Study of Meaning
Introducation to Chomsky's Theories
Transformation al Generative Grammar
More about Grammar
Goverment and Binding Theory
Universal Grammar
Anthropological Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Language Politics
Language Death
Educational Linguistics
Writing in South Asia
Notes for the Reader
Bibliography and Further Reading