| Description |
xxiii, 471 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
. Introduction - Pt. I Language: System and Structure -- 2. Sounds of Language: Phonetics and Phonology -- 3. Structure of Words: Morphology -- 4. Lexicon -- 5. Structure of Sentences: Syntax -- 6. Meaning - Pt. II Language: A Human Phenomenon -- 7. Sociolinguistics: Language in Its Social Context -- 8. Text and Discourse -- 9. Psycholinguistics: Language, the Mind and the Brain -- 10. Language Acquisition -- 11. Language in Its Biological Context - Pt. III Language: Uniformity and Diversity -- 12. Sign languages -- 13. Writing -- 14. Unity and Diversity in Language Structure -- 15. Language Change -- 16. Languages of the World |
| Summary |
"Linguistics is a fresh and contemporary introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. Firmly based around taught courses and catering to student needs, it addresses all the topics that a student will need in their initial and subsequent study of language. With key terms, further reading, questions at the end of each chapter, exercises and key paragraphs in stand-out boxes, this is a firmly pedagogic text that takes difficult concepts and explains them in an easy to understand way, with examples taken from a range of languages across the world. Global in its scope and comprehensive in its coverage, this is the textbook of choice for linguistics students"--Publisher |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Previous edition: London: Continuum, 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Linguistics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Linguistics.
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| Reading List |
ETL702 recommended text 2024
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises.
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| LC no. |
2014023970 |
| ISBN |
9780567049261 (hbk.) |
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9780567583529 (paperback) |
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