Fromkin, Victoria, author.
An introduction to language / Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams. - Eleventh edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage, c2017. - xx, 524 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 - What is language?
Chapter 2 - Morphology : the words of language
Chapter 3 - Syntax : infinite use of finite means
Chapter 4 - Meaning of language
Chapter 5 - Phonetics : the sounds of language
Chapter 6 - Phonology : the sound of patterns of language
Chapter 7 - Language in society
Chapter 8 - Language change : the syllables of time
Chapter 9 - Language acquisition
Chapter 10 - Language processing and the human brain
AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, 11th Edition, offers an entirely up-to-date look at language studies and linguistics in today's world. Written from the ground up as if it were a first edition, the book is fresh, modern, and reflective of the current state of the field. At the same time, it maintains the acclaimed light, friendly, readable style and the breadth of coverage that have made it a perennial best seller. The authors examine grammatical subjects (e.g., morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology), childhood language development and adult secondary language acquisition, and the tremendous leap in knowledge achieved in neurolinguistics. -- Publisher's website.
In English text.
978-1-337-55957-7
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
P106 / F76 2017
An introduction to language / Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams. - Eleventh edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage, c2017. - xx, 524 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 - What is language?
Chapter 2 - Morphology : the words of language
Chapter 3 - Syntax : infinite use of finite means
Chapter 4 - Meaning of language
Chapter 5 - Phonetics : the sounds of language
Chapter 6 - Phonology : the sound of patterns of language
Chapter 7 - Language in society
Chapter 8 - Language change : the syllables of time
Chapter 9 - Language acquisition
Chapter 10 - Language processing and the human brain
AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, 11th Edition, offers an entirely up-to-date look at language studies and linguistics in today's world. Written from the ground up as if it were a first edition, the book is fresh, modern, and reflective of the current state of the field. At the same time, it maintains the acclaimed light, friendly, readable style and the breadth of coverage that have made it a perennial best seller. The authors examine grammatical subjects (e.g., morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology), childhood language development and adult secondary language acquisition, and the tremendous leap in knowledge achieved in neurolinguistics. -- Publisher's website.
In English text.
978-1-337-55957-7
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
P106 / F76 2017