Language
Its Structure and Use
3rd Edition
Published on 28. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-15-507827-7 (ISBN)
Description
Language: Its Structure and Use 3/e is the second best-selling text in the introduction-to-linguistics market, behind our own Fromkin. Each of the fifteen chapters includes detailed coverage of its major concepts, illustrated by numerous examples and figures from a wide variety of languages. Finegan is the only introductory linguistics text that is linked to a workbook (Frommer 2/e).
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 177 mm
Weight
890 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-507827-7 (9780155078277)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Finegan
Im Language Struct and Use
Book
01/1998
2nd Edition
Heinle
€48.46
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Content
1. Languages and Linguistics I. Language Structures; 2. Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology; 3. The Sounds of Languages: Phonetics; 4. The Sound Systems of Languages: Phonology; 5. Sentence Structures and Their Functions: Syntax; 6. Meaning in Words and Sentences: Semantics; 7. Language Universals and Language Typology II. Language Use 8. Speech Acts and Conversation: Pragmatics I; 9. Information Structure: Pragmatics II; 10. Language Variation Across Social Situations: Registers; 11. Language Variation Across Social Groups: Dialects; 12. Relationships Between Writing and Speaking III. Language Change and Language Development 13. Language Change Over Time: Historical Linguistics I; 14. The Origins of Modern English: Historical Linguistics II; 15. Acquiring First and Second Languages