Keith Johnson

Quantitative Methods in Linguistics offers a practical introduction to statistics and quantitative analysis with data sets drawn from the field and coverage of phonetics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and syntax, as well as probability distribution and quantitative methods. Provides balanced treatment of the practical aspects of handling quantitative linguistic dataIncludes sample datasets contributed by researchers working in a variety of sub-disciplines of linguisticsUses R, the statistical software package most commonly used by linguists, to discover patterns in quantitative data and to test linguistic hypothesesIncludes student-friendly end-of-chapter assignments and is accompanied by online resources at available in the 'Downloads' section, below

Quantitative Methods in Linguistics offers a practical introduction to statistics and quantitative analysis with data sets drawn from the field and coverage of phonetics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and syntax, as well as probability distribution and quantitative methods. Provides balanced treatment of the practical aspects of handling quantitative linguistic dataIncludes sample datasets contributed by researchers working in a variety of sub-disciplines of linguisticsUses R, the statistical software package most commonly used by linguists, to discover patterns in quantitative data and to test linguistic hypothesesIncludes student-friendly end-of-chapter assignments and is accompanied by online resources at available in the 'Downloads' section, below

Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to basic acoustics, audition, signal processing, and the acoustic theory of speech production. * Provides readers with an accessible yet rigorous introduction to phonetics and speech sciences. * Introduces basic acoustics, audition, signal processing, and the acoustic theory of speech production, then surveys the major classes of sounds. * Features a new chapter on speech perception as well as additional sections on digital filtering and cross-linguistic vowel and consonant perception. * Includes exercises at the end of every chapter.

This book argues controversially that second-language acquisition has much in common with other forms of skill learning, and that there is much to be learned about the business of language teaching by considering the views and practices of teachers in other domains. For many Applied Linguists, language is unique among human skills, incomparable in its acquisition and use to other forms of behaviour. Their study of second-language learning and teaching may thus draw on knowledge about first-language acquisition, but not on what is known about the learning of non-linguistic skills. This book argues against such an approach. It begins by considering arguments for and against the uniqueness of language. It reviews the recent literature in second-language acquisition, looking both at general learning theories (which account for language alongside other skills) and opposing theories (mostly based on the study of Universal Grammar). The book then turns to language teaching, and in a programmatic way considers what insights may be gained by viewing language within a general skills framework. Particular attention is given to how the teacher may help students to make consciously learned language automatic.