Linguistics

Informationen zum Autor Peter Matthews is Professor of Linguistics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. His many publications in the field of Linguistics include several academic books, particularly in the area of morphology, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (1997). Klappentext Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Beginning at the 'arts' end of the subject with the common origins of languages, and finishing at the 'science' end with the newest discoveries regarding language in the brain, this stimulating guide covers all the major aspects of linguistics from a refreshing and insightful angle. Zusammenfassung Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Study of Language 2: 'Homo loquens' 3: Language in Time and Space 4: Language Families 5: In Praise of Diversity 6: What is a Language? 7: How Much is Systematic? 8: Sounds 9: Language and the Brain Further Reading Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: P H Matthews, P. H. Matthews, P. H. (Professor of Linguistics Matthews, P.H. Matthews
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Trade
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.04.2003
• EAN: 9780192801487
• ISBN: 978-0-19-280148-7
• Abmessung: 112 mm x 172 mm x 7 mm
• Serien: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; Sachbuch; Sachbuch > Kunst, Literatur > Sprache: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Language acquisition, Historical and comparative linguistics