For the love of language : an introduction to linguistics / Kate Burridge, Tonya N. Stebbins.
"For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics is an engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions. Replete with case studies and examples from Australia, New Zealand and around the world, this t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. 'Using Language to Expose Language': Setting the Scene :
- 1. What is language?
- 2. What linguists do
- 3. Ways to study language
- Part 2. 'In the Beginning Was the Word': Words, Word Structure, and Meaning :
- 4. What's in a word?
- 5. Morphology: the structure of words
- 6. Semantics: the meaning of words
- Part 3. 'The Deep Grooves of Language': Sounds and Grammar :
- 7. Phonetics
- 8. Phonology: the sound system
- 9. Syntax: the structure of sentences
- Part 4. 'Language Is a Social Fact': Variation and Change :
- 10. Variation and identity
- 11. Structure across time
- 12. Languages and cultures in contact
- Part 5. 'Language That Rolls up its Sleeves': Language at Work :
- 13. Language, text and interaction
- 14. Language, context and understanding
- 15. Language and social values
- Part 6. 'Language Is the Dress of Thought': Language, Mind and World :
- 16. Language, the mind and the brain
- 17. Language acquisition
- 18. Computational linguistics.