| Description |
ix, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Scientific American Library |
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Scientific American library ; no. 35
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| Contents |
Preface -- The scientific study of language -- Units of analysis -- The written word -- The spoken word -- Word families -- Word formation -- The mental lexicon -- Word meanings -- Categorizing experience -- Drawing distinctions -- Making sentences -- The growth of vocabulary -- A final word |
| Summary |
Gives a synthesis of what linguistic science has discovered about words |
| Analysis |
English language Words (Vocabulary) |
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English language Words (Vocabulary) |
| Notes |
Inclues index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-268) and index |
| Subject |
Lexicology.
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Linguistics.
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| LC no. |
90024023 |
| ISBN |
0716750279 (hbk) |
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0716760169 |
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