LINGUIST List 21.3553 Mon Sep 06 2010 Qs: Overview of Modern Linguistic Theory Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Marina Gorlach, Overview of Modern Linguistic Theory Message 1: Overview of Modern Linguistic Theory Date: 03-Sep-2010 From: Marina Gorlach <mgorlachhotmail.com> Subject: Overview of Modern Linguistic Theory E-mail this message to a friend Dear colleagues, Can you please recommend a good book/textbook providing an overview of several contemporary approaches to linguistic analysis (such as, for example, cognitive grammar, construction grammar, minimalist syntax, functional grammar/s, etc.) in one volume? I need a textbook for teaching Modern Language Theory - a concluding class of our undergraduate program. Students taking this class usually have already taken 4-5 different courses in linguistics. Our goal is to provide an overview of the present situation in the discipline of linguistics - what schools of thought are active and how their analyses are different. I have never found any single volume describing several contemporary theories of language analysis and used an assortment of articles instead. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, and I will post a summary of your responses. Thank you, Marina Gorlach Metropolitan State College of Denver Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics                             General Linguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 06-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.