Language : its structure and use /
Finegan, Edward, 1940-
Language : its structure and use / Edward Finegan. - Second edition. - xxi, 536 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language Structures -- Languages and Linguistics -- Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology -- The Sounds of Language: Phonetics -- The Sound Systems of Language: Phonology -- The Structure of Phrases and Sentences: Syntax -- The Study of Meaning: Semantics -- Language Universals and Language Typology -- Language Use -- Information Structure and Pragmatics -- Speech Acts and Conversation -- Language Variation across Situations of Use: Registers -- Language Variations among Social Groups: Dialects -- Writing -- Language Change and Language Development -- Language Change over Time: Historical Linguistics -- Historical Development in English -- Acquiring First and Second Languages. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part II. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Part III. 13. 14. 15.
0155001221 9780155001220
93078400
Language and languages
Linguistics.
P106 / .F525 1994
410
Language : its structure and use / Edward Finegan. - Second edition. - xxi, 536 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language Structures -- Languages and Linguistics -- Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology -- The Sounds of Language: Phonetics -- The Sound Systems of Language: Phonology -- The Structure of Phrases and Sentences: Syntax -- The Study of Meaning: Semantics -- Language Universals and Language Typology -- Language Use -- Information Structure and Pragmatics -- Speech Acts and Conversation -- Language Variation across Situations of Use: Registers -- Language Variations among Social Groups: Dialects -- Writing -- Language Change and Language Development -- Language Change over Time: Historical Linguistics -- Historical Development in English -- Acquiring First and Second Languages. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part II. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Part III. 13. 14. 15.
0155001221 9780155001220
93078400
Language and languages
Linguistics.
P106 / .F525 1994
410