Elizabeth Grace Winkler, Trini Stickle

Understanding Language

A Basic Course in Linguistics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"An introduction to linguistics assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the key areas of linguistics in an easy to understand, jargon-free way. Fully updated, with two new chapters, expanded coverage throughout, a wealth of illustrative examples, and accompanied by a companion website, this is an essential introduction for any student studying linguistics for the first time"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350355248
• ISBN-10: 1350355240
• Artikelnr.: 69926257

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Grace Winkler and Trini Stickle

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: The Study of Language 1: What Every Native Speaker of
a Language Secretly Understands Part II: Defining Human Language and
Acquisition 2: Human Language vs Animal Communication 3: First and Second
Language Acquisition 4: Language, the Brain, and the Mind Part III:
Structures of Language 5: The Sound System: Phonetics and phonology 6:
Morphology: Words and their Attachments 7: Grammar: The Structure of
Language Part IV: Language in Use 8: Semantics: Language and Meaning 9:
Pragmatics: Language in use 10: Language and Gender: Change at the
Intersection of Grammar, Meaning, and Use Part V: Where are Languages Going
and Where have they Been? Language Change and Variation 11: Language
Variation and Change 12: World Englishes References Glossary Index