Language : its structure and use

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finegan, Edward (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Thomson/Wadsworth , c2004
Edition:4th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Languages and linguistics
  • Pt. 1 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 functions of phrases and sentences: syntax
  • 6. The study of meaning: semantics
  • 7. Language universals and language typology
  • Pt. 2 LANGUAGE USE
  • 8. Information structure and pragmatics
  • 9. Speech acts and conversation
  • 10. Registers and styles: language variation across situations of use
  • 11. Language variation among social groups: dialects
  • 12. Writing
  • Pt. 3 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