In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains every aspect of how language works - in conversation, writing, and the brain - and how it never stops changing. His engaging account is for everyone curious about language or who needs to know more about it.
In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains every aspect of how language works - in conversation, writing, and the brain - and how it never stops changing. His engaging account is for everyone curious about language or who needs to know more about it.
Barry Blake has been teaching students about language for almost four decades. He is now Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at La Trobe University. With R. M. W. Dixon he co-edited five volumes of the Handbook of Australian Languages (Benjamins 1979, 1981, 1983; OUP 1991, 2000). His many outstanding books include Case (second edition CUP 2001), Relational Grammar (Routledge 1990), as well as several foundational works on Australian Aboriginal languages.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Introduction Part One: Words 2: Word Classes 3: Forming New Words 4: Meaning of Words Part Two: Syntax and Discourse 5: The Simple Sentence 6: Compound and Complex Sentences 7: Using Language Part Three: Speech and Writing 8: Phonetics 9: Phonology 10: Writing Part Four: Variation and Change 11: Varieties 12: Language Change Part Five: The Brain 13: Language Acquisition 14: Language Processing: Brains and Computers 15: The Origin of Language Glossary of Terms References and Further Reading Index
1: Introduction Part One: Words 2: Word Classes 3: Forming New Words 4: Meaning of Words Part Two: Syntax and Discourse 5: The Simple Sentence 6: Compound and Complex Sentences 7: Using Language Part Three: Speech and Writing 8: Phonetics 9: Phonology 10: Writing Part Four: Variation and Change 11: Varieties 12: Language Change Part Five: The Brain 13: Language Acquisition 14: Language Processing: Brains and Computers 15: The Origin of Language Glossary of Terms References and Further Reading Index
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