Linguistics :  the basics / 
edited by Anne E. Baker & Kees Hengeveld. 
 - xviii, 449 p. ;  26 cm. 
 - Introducing linguistics, 5. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-432) and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. I: Language and the language faculty. From language to linguistics; The language user; Language acquisition --<br/>Pt. II: Language and interaction. Discourse; Speech acts --<br/>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 --<br/>Pt. V: Speech sounds. Speaking and listening-speech sounds; Sound systems and phonological processes; Syllables, stress and intonation --<br/>Pt. VI: Languages and communities. Differences and similarities between languages; Language variation; Language change; Bilingualism. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Junior High School 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780631230359 (cloth) 9780631230366 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011036309 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Linguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P121  / .L568 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>410 L647 2012