An Introduction to Language

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An Introduction to Language

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ISBN: 9781133310686
author: Victoria Fromkin / Robert Rodman / Nina Hyams
publishing house: Cengage Learning
publication date: 2012 -12
binding: Paperback
price: GBP 131.95
number of pages: 624

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Tenth Edition

Victoria Fromkin / Robert Rodman   

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Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, Tenth Edition, is appropriate for a variety of fields--includi ng education, languages, psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, English, and teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)--at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This completely updated edition retains the clear descriptions, humor, and seamless pedagogy that have made the book a perennial best-seller, while adding new information and exercises that render each topic fresh, engaging, and current.

contents

1 What Is Language
2 Morphology
3 Syntax
4 The Meaning of Language
5 Phonetics
6 Phonology
7 Language in Society
8 Language Change
9 Language Acquisition
10 Language Processing and the Human Brain
11 Computer Processing
12 Writing

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