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The study of language / George Yule.

By: Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xvii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • نص
Media type:
  • دون وسيط
Carrier type:
  • مجلد
ISBN:
  • 9780521749220
  • 9780521765275
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Study of language.DDC classification:
  • 400 23 Y95
Contents:
1. The origins of language -- 2. Animals and human language -- 3. The sounds of language -- 4. The sound patterns of language -- 5. Word-formation -- 6. Morphology -- 7. Grammar -- 8. Syntax -- 9. Semantics -- 10. Pragmatics -- 11. Discourse analysis -- 12. Language and the brain -- 13. First language acquisition -- 14. Second language acquisition/learning -- 15. Gestures and sign languages -- 16. Writing -- 17. Language history and change -- 18. Language and regional variation -- 19. Language and social variation -- 20. Language and culture.
Summary: This text provides an introduction to the study of language, including the origins of language, the development of writing, animals and human language, sounds and sound patterns and language and the brain.
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Previous edition: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index.

1. The origins of language -- 2. Animals and human language -- 3. The sounds of language -- 4. The sound patterns of language -- 5. Word-formation -- 6. Morphology -- 7. Grammar -- 8. Syntax -- 9. Semantics -- 10. Pragmatics -- 11. Discourse analysis -- 12. Language and the brain -- 13. First language acquisition -- 14. Second language acquisition/learning -- 15. Gestures and sign languages -- 16. Writing -- 17. Language history and change -- 18. Language and regional variation -- 19. Language and social variation -- 20. Language and culture.

This text provides an introduction to the study of language, including the origins of language, the development of writing, animals and human language, sounds and sound patterns and language and the brain.