Linguistics an introduction to language and communication
First Statement of Responsibility
Adrian Akmajian ... ]et al.[.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
6th ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge, Mass.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The MIT Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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p. cm.
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Text of Note
an introduction to language and communication
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Linguistics
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
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P
Book number
121
Classification Record Number
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A4384
2010
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Includes bibliographical references and index
Entry Element
Acknowledgments -- Note to the teacher -- Part I. The structure of human language: Introduction -- 1. What is linguistics? -- 2. Morphology: the study of the structure of words -- 3. Phonetics and phonemic transcription -- 4. Phonology: the study of sound structure -- 5. Syntax: the study of sentence structure -- 6. Semantics: the study of linguistic meaning -- 7. Language variation -- 8. Language change -- Part II: Communication and cognitive science -- 9. Pragmatics: the study of language use and communication -- 10. Psychology of language: speech production and comprehension -- 11. Language acquisition in children -- 12. Language and the brain -- Appendix: the written representation of language -- Glossary -- Bibliographical references -- Index.