Basic linguistic theory. Volume 1, Methodology /

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Author / Creator:	Dixon, Robert M. W.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 381 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Grammar, Comparative and general. Linguistics -- Research -- Methodology. Linguistics. Grammar, Comparative and general. Linguistics. Linguistics -- Research -- Methodology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11190736

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ISBN:	9780191571442 019157144X 0199571058 0199571066 9780199571055 9780199571062 1299313515 9781299313514
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English.
Summary:	In Basic Linguistic Theory R. M. W. Dixon provides a new and fundamental characterization of the nature of human languages and a comprehensive guide to their description and analysis. In three clearly written and accessible volumes, he describes how best to go about doing linguistics, the most satisfactory and profitable ways to work, and the pitfalls to avoid. In the first volume he addresses the methodology for recording, analysing, and comparing languages. He argues thatgrammatical structures and rules should be worked out inductively on the basis of evidence, explaining in detail the steps.
Other form:	Print version: Dixon, Robert M.W. Basic linguistic theory. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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