An introduction to language and linguistics
by
Fasold, Ralph W.
Title
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An introduction to language and linguistics
Author
:
Fasold, Ralph W.
ISBN
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9780521847681
9780521612357
Publication Information
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Physical Description
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xv, 540 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents
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Introduction / Ralph Fasold and Jeff Connor-Linton -- The sounds of language / Elizabeth Zsiga -- Words and their parts / Donna Lardiere -- The structure of sentences / David Lightfoot and Ralph Fasold -- Meaning / Paul Portner -- Discourse / Deborah Schiffrin -- Child language acquisition / Kendall A. King -- Language and the brain / Michael T. Ullman -- Language change / Shaligram Shukla and Jeff Connor-Linton / Dialect variation / Natalie Schilling-Estes -- Language and culture / Deborah Tanne -- The politics of language / Ralph Fasold -- Writing / Jeff Connor-Linton -- Second language acquisition / Alison Mackey -- Computational linguistics / Inderjeet Mani.
Abstract
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This work offers an introduction to the traditional topics of structural linguistics: theories of sound, form, meaning, and language change and also provides coverage of contextual linguistics, including chapters on discourse, dialect variation, language and culture, and the politics of language.
Subject Term
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Linguistics.
Language and languages.
Langage et langues.
Linguistique.
Language and languages. (OCoLC)fst00992154
Linguistics. (OCoLC)fst00999202
Taal.
Linguïstiek.
Linguistik. (DE-588)4074250-7
Linguistik.
Genre
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Lehrbuch.
Added Author
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Fasold, Ralph W.
Connor-Linton, Jeff.
Electronic Access
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