An Introduction to Language Description /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2014.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| 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 ... |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (188 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443863117 1443863114 1306923395 9781306923392 1443853577 9781443853576 |
