Yule, George,  1947- <br/><br/>
The study of language / 
George Yule. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2018 
 - x, 356  p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-264) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. The origins of language; 2. Animals and human language; 3. The development of writing; 4. The sounds of language; 5. The sound patterns of language; 6. Words and word-formation processes; 7. Morphology; 8. Phrases and sentences: grammar; 9. Syntax; 10. Semantics; 11. Pragmatics; 12. Discourse analysis; 13. Language and the brain; 14. First language acquisition; 15. Second language acquisition/learning; 16. Gestures and sign languages; 17. Language history and change; 18. Language and regional variation; 19. Language and social variation; 20. Language and culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781108441889 9780521543200 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005012919 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language and languages.<br/>Linguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P107  / .Y85 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>407.1 YUL.1