An introduction to language

Author(s)

• Fromkin, Victoria
• Rodman, Robert
• Hyams, Nina M.

Bibliographic Information

An introduction to language

Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams

Wadsworth, c2011

9th ed

• international ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Whether you are studying education, languages, psychology, anthropology, English, or teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), "An Introduction to Language, International Edition", offers the information you need in a clear and descriptive manner that assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Nature of Human Language. Introduction: Brain and Language. Part II: Grammatical Aspects of Language. 1: Morphology: The Words of Language. 2: Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language. 3: The Meaning of Language. 4: Phonetics: The Sounds of Language. 5: Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language. Part III: The Biology and Psychology of Language. 6: What is Language? 7: Language Acquisition. 8: Language Processing: Humans and Computers. Part IV: Language and Society. 9: Language in Society. 10: Language Change: The Syllables of Time. 11: Writing: the ABCs of Language. Glossary. Index.

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Details

• NCID: BB00937705
• ISBN:
  • 9781439082416
  • 9781428263925
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 619 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 801
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Language and languages
  • LCSH : Linguistics