Thomas Payne

Exploring Language Structure (eBook, ePUB)

A Student's Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Designed for those beginning to study linguistics, this is a lively introduction to two key aspects of the structure of language: syntax (the structure of sentences) and morphology (the structure of words). It shows students in a step-by-step fashion how to analyze the syntax and morphology of any language, by clearly describing the basic methods and techniques, and providing almost 100 practical exercises based on data from a rich variety of the world's languages. Written in an engaging style and complete with a comprehensive glossary, Exploring Language Structure explains linguistic concepts by using clear analogies from everyday life. It introduces a range of essential topics in syntax and morphology, such as rules, categories, word classes, grammatical relations, multi-clause constructions and typology. Providing a solid foundation in morphology and syntax, this is the perfect introductory text for beginning students, and will fully prepare them for more advanced courses in linguistic analysis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139931298
• Artikelnr.: 52972638

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Payne is Research Associate in the Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, and International Linguistics Consultant at SIL International.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to morphology and syntax
2. Morphological processes and conceptual categories
3. Morphophonemics
4. Word classes
5. Exploring sub-classes
6. Constituent structure
7. Language typology
8. Grammatical relations
9. Voice and valence
10. Multi-clause constructions.

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1. Introduction to morphology and syntax; 2. Morphological processes and conceptual categories; 3. Morphophonemics; 4. Word classes; 5. Exploring sub-classes; 6. Constituent structure; 7. Language typology; 8. Grammatical relations; 9. Voice and valence; 10. Multi-clause constructions.