An Introduction to Linguistics
- ISBN-10
- 1349273465
- ISBN-13
- 9781349273461
- Series
- An Introduction to Linguistics
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-02-26
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Author
- Stuart C Poole
Description
This lively and wide-ranging textbook provides an invaluable guide to the very nature of language. By covering all major aspects of linguistics - with chapters on semantics (the study of meaning), phonology (the sound systems of languages) and morphology (the structure of words), as well as syntax and social variation - it gives a thorough grounding in the fundamental concepts of language and a practical analysis of its use. Concise summaries of the areas covered, a variety of texts and topic-related exercises, as well as a helpful glossary, provide further aids to study and revision.
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- 2007-01-01
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