Language : its structure and use

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finegan, Edward , 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2012
Edition:6th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Language and linguistics
  • 2. Words and their parts: lexicon and morphology
  • 3. The sound 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
  • 8. Information structure and pragmatics
  • 9. Speech acts and conversation
  • 10. Language variation across situations of useregisters and styles
  • 11. Language variation among social groups: dialects
  • 12. Language change over time: historical linguistics
  • 13. Historical development in english
  • 14. Acquiring first and second languages