Language : its structure and use /
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| Author / Creator: | Finegan, Edward, 1940- |
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| Imprint: | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1989. |
| Description: | xiv, 546 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/993999 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Language Structures
- 1. Languages and Linguistics
- 2. Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology
- 3. The Sounds of Language: Phonetics
- 4. The Sound Systems of Language: Phonology
- 5. The Structure of Phrases and Sentences: Syntax
- 6. The Study of Meaning: Semantics
- 7. Language Universals and Language Typology
- Part II. Language Use
- 8. Information Structure and Pragmatics
- 9. Speech Acts and Conversation
- 10. Language Variation across Situations of Use: Registers
- 11. Language Variations among Social Groups: Dialects
- 12. Writing
- Part III. Language Change and Language Development
- 13. Language Change over Time: Historical Linguistics
- 14. Historical Development in English
- 15. Acquiring First and Second Languages
- Glossary
- Index
- Index of Languages
- Index of Internet Sites
- Index of Videos