An Introduction to Language Description /

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This book introduces the basic systems of language, and examines how these can be investigated and described. The systems of organizing speech sounds (phonology), meaning (lexical semantics), and grammar (morphology and syntax) are described, along with methods of figuring these out for other langua...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rhoades, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Subjects:
Language and languages.
Langage et langues.
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
Linguistics.
Language.
Anthropology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Miscellaneous.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Reference.
Language and languages
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book introduces the basic systems of language, and examines how these can be investigated and described. The systems of organizing speech sounds (phonology), meaning (lexical semantics), and grammar (morphology and syntax) are described, along with methods of figuring these out for other languages. The text will foster a deep appreciation in the reader of the fact that language is patterned and that these patterns can be discovered. To this end, problems using actual language data are pr ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (188 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443863117
1443863114
1306923395
9781306923392
1443853577
9781443853576

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