Understanding Language
A Basic Course In Linguistics
- Editore:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- EAN:
9780826484826
- ISBN:
0826484824
- Pagine:
- 272
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione Understanding Language
Understanding Language is an introduction to linguistics aimed at non-major undergraduate students who are new to the subject. The book is comprehensive in its coverage of the key areas of linguistics, yet explains these in an easy to understand, jargon-free way. Pictures, jokes, diagrams, tables and suggestions for further reading make this an accessible, student-friendly guide which should enable students to navigate this often complicated area of study. Topics covered include: language acquisition; speech sounds; the make-up of words; grammar; meaning; communication; the history of English; and language variation and change.
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