| Description |
xvi, 558 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. What is Language? -- 2. Brain and Language -- 3. Morphology: The Words of Language -- 4. Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language -- 5. The Meanings of Language -- 6. Phonetics: The Sounds of Language -- 7. Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language -- 8. Language Acquisition -- 9. Language Processing: Humans and Computers -- 10. Language in Society -- 11. Language Change: The Syllables of Time -- 12. Writing: The ABCs of Language |
| Notes |
3rd Australian ed.: Sydney : Harcourt Brace, c1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Language and languages.
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Linguistics.
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| Author |
Blair, David, 1942-
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Collins, Peter, 1950-
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| LC no. |
00001431 |
| ISBN |
0729532186 (paperback) |
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