The Study of LanguageThe Study of Language is quite simply the best introduction to the field available today. |
Contents
The origins of language | 1 |
Animals and human language | 8 |
The development of writing | 20 |
The sounds of language | 29 |
The sound patterns of language | 43 |
Words and wordformation processes | 52 |
Morphology | 62 |
Phrases and sentences grammar | 73 |
First language acquisition | 149 |
Second language acquisitionlearning | 162 |
Gestures and sign languages | 172 |
Language history and change | 182 |
Language and regional variation | 194 |
Language and social variation | 205 |
Language and culture | 216 |
Suggested answers to study questions | 228 |
Syntax | 86 |
Semantics | 100 |
Pragmatics | 112 |
Discourse analysis | 124 |
Language and the brain | 137 |
Glossary | 236 |
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Common terms and phrases
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