an introduction into the mechanism of language and the methodology of linguistics Malmberg, Bertil 1913- creator text bibliography gw Berlin Springer 1963 monographic eng vii, 210 p. illus., diagrs. 24 cm. I. Signs and Symbols. The Linguistic Sign.- II. The Communication Process.- III. Preliminary Expression Analysis. Acoustic and Physiological Variables. Information.- IV. Segmentation. Forms of Expression. Oppositions and Distinctions. Paradigmatic Structures.- V. Redundancy and Relevancy. Levels of Abstraction.- VI. The Distinctive Feature Concept. The Binary Choice.- VII. Syntagmatic Structures. Distribution and Probability.- VIII. Content Analysis.- IX. The Functions of Language.- X. Perception and Linguistic Interpretation.- XI. Primitive Structures and Defective Language.- XII. Linguistic Change.- Bibliographical Notes.- Author Index. Bibliography: p. [193]-205. Structural linguistics Information theory P121 .M26 1963a 410.18 MAL 3540038884 64000384 DLC 760920 20190916171619.0 1223547