Whatever you do and wherever you go, you use language to interact. This text explains what human language is and how it works, giving you a look into the multiple fascinating and surprising facets of this uniquely human trait. It offers many opportunities to ask your own questions and explore the language in use all around you.
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| Languages and Linguistics | |
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| Language Structures | |
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| Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology | |
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| The Sounds of Languages: Phonetics | |
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| Sound Systems of Language: Phonology | |
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| The Structure and Function of Phrases and Sentences: Syntax | |
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| The Study of Meaning: Semantics | |
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| Language Universals and Language Typology | |
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| Language Use | |
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| Information Structure and Pragmatics | |
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| Speech Acts and Conversation | |
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| Language Variation across Situations of Use: Registers and Styles | |
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| Language Variation among Social Groups: Dialects | |
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| Language Change, Language Development, and Language Acquisition | |
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| Language Change over Time: Historical Linguistics | |
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| Historical Development in English | |
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| Acquiring First and Second Languages | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Answers to Exercises for Practice | |
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| Index | |
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| Index of Languages | |
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| Index of Internet Sites | |
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| Index of Videos | |
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| Credits | |
MA and PHD, Ohio State U; served as chair of Dept of Lingistics at USC; has been Fellow in Law and Linguistics, Harvard U; Visiting Prof at U of Zurich, Visitng Scholar at U of Helsinki, Liberal Arts Fellow at Harvard U, Dir of American Langauge Institute/national Iranian Radio and Television [1975-1976 - in peaceful times]. Recipient of many teaching awards and honors.
