Contemporary Linguistics: an introduction - =Learning About Languages

Preface List of technical abbreviations 1. Language a preview 2. Phonetics: the sound of language 3. Phonology: the function and patterning of sounds 4. Morphology: the analysis of word structure 5. Syntax: the analysis of sentence structure 6. Interfaces 7. Semantics: the analysis of meaning 8. Historical linguistics: the study of language change 9. The classification of languages 10. Brain and language 11. Psycholinguistics: the study of language processing 12. Language Acquisition: the emergence of grammar 13. Second language acquistion 14. Language in social contexts 15. Writing and language 16. Animal communication 17. Computational linguistics Glossary Language Index Subject Index

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• Authors: Michael Dobrovolsky, William Delaney Grady, Francis Katamba, O&apos, William O'Grady, William Delaney O'Grady
• Assisted by: Michael Dobrovolsky (Editor), Francis Katamba (Editor), William O'Grady (Editor)
• Publisher: Pearson ELT Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.1997
• EAN: 9780582246911
• ISBN: 978-0-582-24691-1
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 240 mm x 43 mm
• Series: Learning about Language; Learning About Language
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics