TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yule,George
TI  - The study of language
SN  - 9780521749220
U1  - 400 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Linguistics
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -