Inside language /
Cook, Vivian, 1940-
Inside language / Vivian Cook. - ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Structure of the Book -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Pronouns and the Language System -- Basic Grammar -- The Sound System of Language -- Words and Meanings -- The Writing Systems of Langauge -- Children Acquiring Language -- Varieties of Language -- When Language Goes Wrong -- Language Change -- Universal Grammar -- Main Languages -- Glossary -- International Phonetic Alphabet -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
This book is an extensive & stimulating introduction to language which students & general readers alike will read for enjoyment as well as instruction. It explores questions about the nature of human language, drawing on current thinking in linguistics.
0340607610 9780340607619 0340692707 9780340692707
96035490
Language and languages
P106 / .C5948 1997
410 400
Inside language / Vivian Cook. - ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Structure of the Book -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Pronouns and the Language System -- Basic Grammar -- The Sound System of Language -- Words and Meanings -- The Writing Systems of Langauge -- Children Acquiring Language -- Varieties of Language -- When Language Goes Wrong -- Language Change -- Universal Grammar -- Main Languages -- Glossary -- International Phonetic Alphabet -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
This book is an extensive & stimulating introduction to language which students & general readers alike will read for enjoyment as well as instruction. It explores questions about the nature of human language, drawing on current thinking in linguistics.
0340607610 9780340607619 0340692707 9780340692707
96035490
Language and languages
P106 / .C5948 1997
410 400