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Linguistics : the basics / edited by Anne E. Baker & Kees Hengeveld.

Contributor(s): Series: Introducing linguistics, 5Malden, MA. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012Description: xviii, 449 p. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780631230359 (cloth)
  • 9780631230366 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 410 L647 2012
LOC classification:
  • P121 .L568 2012
Other classification:
  • HS
Contents:
Pt. I: Language and the language faculty. From language to linguistics; The language user; Language acquisition -- Pt. II: Language and interaction. Discourse; Speech acts -- Pt. III: Sentences and their meaning. Constituents and word classes; Simple sentences; Complex sentences; Constituent order; Sentence meaning; Pt. IV: Words and their meaning. Lexicon; Word Formation; Compounds and idiomatic expressions -- Pt. V: Speech sounds. Speaking and listening-speech sounds; Sound systems and phonological processes; Syllables, stress and intonation -- Pt. VI: Languages and communities. Differences and similarities between languages; Language variation; Language change; Bilingualism.
Summary: Linguistics is a comprehensive cross linguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level students without previous background in linguistics.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books High School Library General Circulation Section GC GC 410 L647 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33038HS

Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-432) and index.

Pt. I: Language and the language faculty. From language to linguistics; The language user; Language acquisition --
Pt. II: Language and interaction. Discourse; Speech acts --
Pt. III: Sentences and their meaning. Constituents and word classes; Simple sentences; Complex sentences; Constituent order; Sentence meaning; Pt. IV: Words and their meaning. Lexicon; Word Formation; Compounds and idiomatic expressions --
Pt. V: Speech sounds. Speaking and listening-speech sounds; Sound systems and phonological processes; Syllables, stress and intonation --
Pt. VI: Languages and communities. Differences and similarities between languages; Language variation; Language change; Bilingualism.

Linguistics is a comprehensive cross linguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level students without previous background in linguistics.

Junior High School

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