The study of language /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
c2020.
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| Edition: | Seventh edition. |
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. The origins of language
- 2. Animals and human language
- 3. The sounds of language
- 4. The sound patterns of language
- 5. Word formation
- 6. Morphology
- 7. Grammar
- 8. Syntax
- 9. Semantics
- 10. Pragmatics
- 11. Discourse analysis
- 12. Language and the brain
- 13. First language acquisition
- 14. Second language acquisition/learning
- 15. Gestures and sign languages
- 16. Written language
- 17. Language history and change
- 18. Regional variation in language
- 19. Social variation in language
- 20. Language and culture
- Glossary
- References
- Index.