
Contemporary Linguistic Analysis
An Introduction + Companion Website without Pearson eText
Addison Wesley (Publisher)
9th Edition
Will be published approx. on 23. January 2020
Book
Mixed media product
592 pages
978-0-13-538384-1 (ISBN)
Description
Contemporary Linguistic Analysis is written and edited by leading scholars in the field. It provides an up-to-date introduction with coverage of phenomena that are of special interest and relevance to the linguistic situation in Canada. Using the generative paradigm, it offers an introduction to linguistic analysis as it is practised at this stage in the development of the discipline.
This superb text gives students a solid grounding in basic linguistic concepts, but also prepares them to go on to further advanced work in the discipline.
This superb text gives students a solid grounding in basic linguistic concepts, but also prepares them to go on to further advanced work in the discipline.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
1130 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-538384-1 (9780135383841)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Language: a preview
Phonetics: the sounds of language
Phonology: contrasts and patterns
Morphology: the analysis of word structure
Syntax: the analysis of sentence structure
Semantics: the study of meaning
The classification of languages
Historical linguistics: the study of language change
Indigenous languages in Canada
First language acquisition
Second language acquisition
Bilingualism and bilingual acquisition
Psycholinguistics: the study of language processing
Brain and language
Language in social contexts
Writing and language
Phonetics: the sounds of language
Phonology: contrasts and patterns
Morphology: the analysis of word structure
Syntax: the analysis of sentence structure
Semantics: the study of meaning
The classification of languages
Historical linguistics: the study of language change
Indigenous languages in Canada
First language acquisition
Second language acquisition
Bilingualism and bilingual acquisition
Psycholinguistics: the study of language processing
Brain and language
Language in social contexts
Writing and language