Preface
1 Introduction: The Nature of Communication
2 Phonetics: The Sounds Used in Languages
3 Phonology: The Sound Patterns Used in Languages
4 Morphology: Words and How they are Formed
5 Syntax: The Larger Patterns of Language
6 Semantics: The Study of Meaning
7 Pragmatics: How Language is Used and The Effect of Context on Meaning
8 Sociolinguistics: Language and Society
9 Linguistic Anthropology: Language and Culture
10 Language Acquisition: How Children (and others) Learn Language
11 Sign Language: The Language of the Deaf Community
12 Writing Systems: The Graphic Representation of Language
13 Nonverbal Communication: Communicating Without Words
14 Historical Linguistics: The History of Languages
Appendix A: Answers to Reviews of Terms and Concepts
Appendix B: Answers to Selected Exercises
Appendix C: Fieldwork Exercises
Appendix D: Chart of full International Phonetic Alphabet (revised 2020)
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