An Introduction to Language
Heinle (Publisher)
9th Edition
Published on 23. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-1-4390-8241-6 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you are studying education, languages, psychology, anthropology, English, or teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), "An Introduction to Language, International Edition", offers the information you need in a clear and descriptive manner that assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics.
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Edition
International ed of 9th revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence, KY
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
940 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4390-8241-6 (9781439082416)
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Content
Part I: The Nature of Human Language. Introduction: Brain and Language. Part II: Grammatical Aspects of Language. 1: Morphology: The Words of Language. 2: Syntax: The Sentence Patterns of Language. 3: The Meaning of Language. 4: Phonetics: The Sounds of Language. 5: Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language. Part III: The Biology and Psychology of Language. 6: What is Language? 7: Language Acquisition. 8: Language Processing: Humans and Computers. Part IV: Language and Society. 9: Language in Society. 10: Language Change: The Syllables of Time. 11: Writing: the ABCs of Language. Glossary. Index.