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Inside language / Vivian Cook.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: 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
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0340607610
  • 9780340607619
  • 0340692707
  • 9780340692707
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 410 20
  • 400 21
LOC classification:
  • P106 .C5948 1997
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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