Linguistics : an introduction to language and communication / Adrian Akmajian [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akmajian, Adrian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Genre:

Lehrbuch.

Physical Description:

xiv, 577 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1995]

Summary:

Like the third edition, this one is divided into two parts. Part I deals with the structural and interpretive parts of language: morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, variation, and change. Part II is cognitively oriented and includes chapters on pragmatics, psychology of language, language acquisition, and language and the brain.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Note to the Teacher

Ch. 1. What Is Linguistics?

Ch. 2. Morphology: The Study of the Structure of Words

Ch. 3. Phonetics and Phonemic Transcription

Ch. 4. Phonology: The Study of Sound Structure

Ch. 5. Syntax: The Study of Sentence Structure

Ch. 6. Semantics: The Study of Linguistic Meaning

Ch. 7. Language Variation

Ch. 8. Language Change

Ch. 9. Pragmatics: The Study of Language Use and Communication

Ch. 10. Psychology of Language: Speech Production and Comprehension

Ch. 11. Language Acquisition in Children

Ch. 12. Language and the Brain

App. The Written Representation of Language

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0262011506

9780262011501

0262510863

9780262510868

OCLC:

32203191