Inside language / Vivian Cook.
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : Arnold, 1997Distributor: New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press Description: ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0340607610
- 9780340607619
- 0340692707
- 9780340692707
- 410 20
- 400 21
- P106 .C5948 1997
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 410 COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A164115B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Structure of the Book -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pronouns and the Language System -- 3. Basic Grammar -- 4. The Sound System of Language -- 5. Words and Meanings -- 6. The Writing Systems of Langauge -- 7. Children Acquiring Language -- 8. Varieties of Language -- 9. When Language Goes Wrong -- 10. Language Change -- 11. Universal Grammar -- Main Languages -- Glossary -- International Phonetic Alphabet -- Index.
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.
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