An introduction to the nature and functions of language /
[Book]
Howard Jackson and Peter Stockwell
Second edition
ix, 231 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- 1. Describing language -- 2. A toolkit for language analysis -- 3. Analysing texts and discourses -- 4. Language change -- 5. Language acquisition and development -- 6. Language variation -- 7. Language in use -- Glossary -- References -- Index