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Description
This lively and wide-ranging textbook provides an invaluable guide to the very nature of language. By covering all major aspects of linguistics - with chapters on semantics (the study of meaning), phonology (the sound systems of languages) and morphology (the structure of words), as well as syntax and social variation - it gives a thorough grounding in the fundamental concepts of language and a practical analysis of its use.
Concise summaries of the areas covered, a variety of texts and topic-related exercises, as well as a helpful glossary, provide further aids to study and revision.
Table of Contents
What is Language?
Lexis
Semantics
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Regional Variation
Social Variation
Historical Linguistics
The Languages of Western Europe
Writing Systems
Glossary
Guide to Exercises
Bibliography
Index.
Product details
Published | 26 Feb 1999 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 224 |
ISBN | 9781349273461 |
Imprint | Red Globe Press |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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