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Discovering Language - The Structure of Modern English

English · Paperback / Softback

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Ideal for those who are starting a degree in English language or linguistics, this textbook covers all the basic knowledge and tools of analysis students need for studying language. It introduces methods of English language description and enables readers to learn about the smallest units of language (sounds) and work through the subsequent levels (morphology and syntax) until the sentence is reached. The book also contains a chapter on basic lexical semantics. The final chapter in the book introduces readers to text structure, discourse and linguistic theory.This book is core reading for students taking introductory modules as part of an English language or linguistics degree. It will act as a foundation for more advanced work further into the curriculum.>

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Ideal for those who are starting a degree in English Language or Linguistics, this textbook covers all the basic knowledge and tools of analysis students need for studying language.

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Authors Lesley Jeffries
Publisher Macmillan
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 14.07.2006
 
EAN 9781403912626
ISBN 978-1-4039-1262-6
No. of pages 272
Series Perspectives on the English Language
Bloomsbury 3PL
Subjects Fiction > Poetry, drama
Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies

B, Linguistics, English, English Language, Social Sciences, English;language;semantics;syntactic

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