Investigating language : central problems in linguistics
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Investigating language : central problems in linguistics
（The language library）
Blackwell, 1993
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 68 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 275-287
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780631187530
Description
This book is intended for anyone with a serious interest in language, but particularly for students taking introductory courses in language and linguistics. It is not a catalogue of facts and theories but a book about ideas and issues. Rather than summarize the range of research being conducted in linguistics today, it explores a number of the fundamental questions which concern linguists, setting out what the key issues are in trying to find suitable answers. Although the issues are discussed within the framework of modern linguistics, they are treated in a way that is as accessible as possible. The book includes a glossary of technical terms and a chapter outlining the way language is described in generative grammar.
Table of Contents
- How might we talk about "talk"?
- do only humans talk?
- are we "wired" for language?
- does the mind matter?
- why do languages vary so?
- of what use is language?
- how do we "learn" a language?
- describing language.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780631187547
Description
This book is intended for anyone with a serious interest in language, but particularly for students taking introductory courses in language and linguistics. It is not a catalogue of facts and theories but a book about ideas and issues. Rather than summarize the range of research being conducted in linguistics today, it explores a number of the fundamental key questions which concern linguists, they are treated in way that is as accessible as possible. The book includes a glossary of technical terms and a chapter outlining the way language is described in generative grammar.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. How we might talk about 'talk'?.
2. Do only Humans Talk?.
3. Are we 'wired' for language?.
4. Does the mind matter?.
5. Why do languages Vary?.
6. Of what use is Language?.
7. How do we 'learn' a language?.
8. Describing language.
Glossary of Language terms.
Further reading.
References.
Index.
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