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Language By Edward Finegan

Language by Edward Finegan


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Explains core concepts in an interactive style. With features like What Do You Think? and Try It Yourself, this work helps you understand what you're experiencing on campus and in the classroom from a linguistics perspective. It also includes study sections that provide you with the tools needed for effective test prep.

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Language: Its Structure and Use by Edward Finegan

LANGUAGE: ITS STRUCTURE AND USE explains core concepts in an interactive style that you can understand no matter what your major. With features like "What Do You Think?" and "Try It Yourself," you'll understand what you're experiencing on campus and in the classroom from a linguistics perspective. The expanded study sections and the available workbook provide you with the tools you'll need for effective test prep.

Table of Contents

1. Languages and Linguistics. Part One: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES. 2. Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology. 3. The Sounds of Languages: Phonetics. 4. Sound Systems of Language: Phonology. 5. The Structure and Function of Phrases and Sentences: Syntax. 6. The Study of Meaning: Semantics. 7. Language Universals and Language Typology. Part Two: LANGUAGE USE. 8. Information Structure and Pragmatics. 9. Speech Acts and Conversation. 10. Language Variation across Situations of Use. 11. Language Variation among Social Groups: Dialects. 12. Writing. Part Three: LANGUAGE CHANGE, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. 13. Language Change over Time: Historical Linguistics. 14. Historical Development in English. 15. Acquiring First and Second Languages. Glossary. Answers to Exercises for Practice. Index. Index of Languages. Index of Internet Sites. Index of Videos. Credits.

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GOR013931879
9781413030891
1413030890
Language: Its Structure and Use by Edward Finegan
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cengage Learning, Inc
2007-05-01
672
N/A
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