Synopses & Reviews
This new edition of The Study of Language incorporates many changes that reflect developments in language study over the past decade.
Review
"...a well informed....making it a well-rounded tool for students becoming acquainted with the multiple facets of linguistics." Journal of Indo-European Studies
Synopsis
This revised and updated edition incorporates many changes that reflect development in language study over the past decade.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-285) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface; 1. The origins of language; 2. The development of writing; 3. The properties of language; 4. Animals and human language; 5. The sounds of language; 6. The sound patterns of language; 7. Words and word-formation processes; 8. Morphology; 9. Phrases and sentences: grammar; 10. Syntax; 11. Semantics; 12. Pragmatics; 13. Discourse analysis; 14. Language and machines; 15. Language and the brain; 16. First language acquisition; 17. Second language acquisition/learning; 18. Sign language; 19. Language history and change; 20. Language varieties; 21. Language, society and culture; Appendix: suggested answers to study questions; References; Index.