| Description |
xxv, 545 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. What is language and how do we study it? -- 2. The human capacity for language -- 3. Phonetics: describing sounds -- 4. Phonology: the sound patterns of language -- 5. Morphology: words and their parts -- 6. Morphological typology and word formation -- 7. Syntax: herads and phrases -- 8. Syntax: phrase structure and syntactic rules -- 9. Semantics: making meaning with words -- 10. Semantics and pragmatics: making meaning with sentences -- 11. The early story of English -- 12. English goes global -- 13. Representing language: the written word -- 14. The life cycle of language |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 515 - 528) and index |
| Subject |
Linguistics
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| Author |
Lobeck, Anne C
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| LC no. |
2011940389 |
| ISBN |
1111344388 (pbk.) |
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9781111344382 (pbk.) |
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