02658cam a2200325 i 4500 1649 1649 17697907 OSt 20220823143705.0 130415s2014 enka b 001 0 eng 2013011956 9780521174688 (pbk.) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc P121 .H725 2014 400 GEN 1 23 How languages work : an introduction to language and linguistics / editor, Carol Genetti, University of California, Santa Barbara ; assistant editor, Allison Adelman, University of California, Santa Barbara ; Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. xxvii, 647 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-637) and index. 1. Introduction: language, languages, and linguistics Carol Genetti; 2. Phonetics: physical dimensions of speech sounds Matthew Gordon; 3. Phonology: organization of speech sounds Matthew Gordon; 4. Morphology: what's in a word? Marianne Mithun; 5. Word classes: evidence from grammatical behavior Carol Genetti; 6. Syntax: words in combination Carol Genetti; 7. Semantics: how language makes sense Michael Israel; 8. Pragmatics: inference for language Mira Ariel; 9. Discourse: language beyond the sentence Wallace Chafe; 10. Prosody: the music of language Wallace Chafe; 11. Language and the social world Mary Bucholtz; 12. Language change: the dynamicity of linguistic systems Marianne Mithun; 13. Language contact and areal linguistics Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald; 14. First language acquisition Patricia Clancy; 15. Second language acquisition Dorothy Chun and Jan Frodesen; Language Profiles: 1. Kabardian Matthew Gordon and Ayla Applebaum; 2. Goemai Birgit Hellwig; 3. Manange Kristine Hildebrandt; 4. Finnish Ritva Laury; 5. Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) Toshihide Nakayama; 6. South Conchucos Quechua Daniel Hintz; 7. Tsez Bernard Comrie; 8. Bardi Claire Bowern; 9. Lowland Chontal Loretta O'Connor; 10. Manambu Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Carol Genetti; 11. Indonesian Robert Englebretson; 12. Seneca Wallace Chafe; 13. Akkadian Guy Deutscher. Language and languages. Linguistics. Genetti, Carol, 1961- editor of compilation. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 28/1 AIISH AIISH 2019-09-11 0 400 GEN 1 20240 2019-09-11 00:00:00 2019-09-11 STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 R-14/3 AIISH AIISH 2022-08-23 0 400 GEN 20236 2022-08-23 00:00:00 2022-08-23 RFT