Crowley, Terry,

The design of language : an introduction to descriptive linguistics / Terry Crowley [and others]. - xv, 471 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Linguist levels -- Sounds and phonemes -- More abstract phonology -- Grammatical categories -- Morphemes -- Morphophonemics -- Morphosyntax -- Syntax -- More abstract syntax.

"Based initially on the ... need ... to develop reading materials aimed specifically at second language speakers of English ... provide ... discussion, exemplification, and exercises which related specifically to the languages of the Pacific Ocean"--Preface.

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Linguistics.

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