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Linguistics

By Jean Aitchison

Book information

Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Year
2004
ISBN
0071429824
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11281614 bytes)
Series
Teach Yourself
Edition
first edition
Pages
272\276
Time added
2023-07-03 09:07:05
Teach Yourself Jean Aitchison

Description

Teach Yourself Linguistics is a straightforward introduction to linguistics, the systematic study that seeks to answer two fundamental questions: "What is language?" and "How does language work?" This book outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining the basic concepts and essential terminology. It discusses sound patterning, syntax, and meaning, as well as the rapidly growing areas of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and stylistics. And it explores language and linguistic typology, as well as contemporary uses of language and style in literature, advertising, and newspapers.

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