Language in Action: An Introduction to Modern Linguistics

ISBN-10: 058203583X
ISBN-13: 9780582035836
Series: Language in Action
Category: Linguistics
Pages: 132
Language: English
Published: 1991-01
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Author: Joanne Kenworthy

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An introduction to the study of modern linguistics aimed at the non-specialist. It deals mainly with English but also covers other languages. It looks at the methods used to establish rules of form, meaning and use and the means by which language is employed in communication.

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Language in Action: Vygotsky and Leontievian Legacy Today
- 2021-02-10
- 470 pages
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Language in Action: SFL Theory Across Contexts
- 2021
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- Equinox Publishing (UK)
Language in Action: Psychological Models of Conversation
- 2003-09-02
- 247 pages
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- 2003-09-02
- 246 pages
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