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The study of language : an introduction / George Yule.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.Description: x, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521498546 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 407.1 YUL 19
LOC classification:
  • P106 .Y85 1985
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Contents:
Preface; 1. The origins of language; 2. The development of writing; 3. The properties of language; 4. Animals and human language; 5. The sounds of language; 6. The sound patterns of language; 7. Words and word-formation processes; 8. Morphology; 9. Phrases and sentences: grammar; 10. Syntax; 11. Semantics and pragmatics; 12. Discourse analysis; 13. Language and machines; 14. Language and the brain; 15. First language acquisition; 16. Second language acquisition/learning; 17. Sign language; 18. Language history and change; 19. Language varieties; 20. Language, society and culture; Appendix: Suggested answers to study questions; References.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 207-214.

Preface; 1. The origins of language; 2. The development of writing; 3. The properties of language; 4. Animals and human language; 5. The sounds of language; 6. The sound patterns of language; 7. Words and word-formation processes; 8. Morphology; 9. Phrases and sentences: grammar; 10. Syntax; 11. Semantics and pragmatics; 12. Discourse analysis; 13. Language and machines; 14. Language and the brain; 15. First language acquisition; 16. Second language acquisition/learning; 17. Sign language; 18. Language history and change; 19. Language varieties; 20. Language, society and culture; Appendix: Suggested answers to study questions; References.

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