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Author | : P. H. Matthews |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2003-04-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0191577510 |
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Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Rather than following the conventional organization of many contemporary introductions to the subject, the author of this stimulating guide begins his discussion with the oldest, 'arts' end of the subject and moves chronologically through to the newest research - the 'science' aspects. A series of short thematic chapters look in turn at such areas as the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space (the nature of change inherent in language), grammars and dictionaries (how systematic is language?), and phonetics. Explication of the newest discoveries pertaining to language in the brain completes the coverage of all major aspects of linguistics from a refreshing and insightful angle. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Ellen Thompson |
Publisher | : Equinox Publishing (UK) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Language acquisition |
ISBN | : 9781781797730 |
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provides an accessible and up-to-date invitation to key concepts of modern language study.
Author | : Stephen Anderson |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2012-06-28 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0191642312 |
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How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? The diversity of languages today is varied, but it is steadily declining. In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen Anderson answers the above questions by looking at the science behind languages. Considering a wide range of different languages and linguistic examples, he demonstrates how languages are not uniformly distributed around the world; just as some places are more diverse than others in terms of plants and animal species, the same goes for the distribution of languages. Exploring the basis for linguistic classification and raising questions about how we identify a language, as well as considering signed languages as well as spoken, Anderson examines the wider social issues of losing languages, and their impact in terms of the endangerment of cultures and peoples. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Stephen R. Anderson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2012-06-28 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199590591 |
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How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect.
Author | : Ellen Thompson |
Publisher | : Bristol CT |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781781797747 |
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What is language? -- Language and other animal communication systems -- Teaching human language to apes -- Language learning -- Experiments in language acquisition -- Abnormal language -- Bilingualism -- Are there primitive languages? -- Non-standard dialects?
Author | : John Edwards |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2013-07-25 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199858616 |
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This Very Short Introduction deals with the social life of language, presenting a succinct account of the most important aspects - both "micro" and "macro" - of sociolinguistics, such as language variation, language attitudes, and the relationship between language and identity.
Author | : Simon Horobin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES |
ISBN | : 0198709250 |
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"[This book]: provides a concise and accessible history of English; engages with key debates concerning issues of correctness, standards, and dialects; investigates the uses of English worldwide; reflects on the future of the English language..."--Publisher description.
Author | : Ralph Fasold |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2006-03-09 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0521847680 |
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This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.
Author | : George Yule |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1985-10-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780521305310 |
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This textbook provides a straightforward and comprehensive survey of the basic issues and topics involved in the study of language. Its twenty chapters range over speculation about the origin of language, the relationship between language and animal communication, the principal concepts involved in linguistic analysis, the new fields of discourse analysis and computer understander systems, sign language, current views on how children acquire language and how adults learn new languages, how languages change over time and how language is affected by various social, cultural and regional factors. Written in a clear and lively style, with frequent examples from English and other languages, this textbook is designed to introduce the non-specialist reader to issues that fascinate and sometimes frustrate professional linguists. Students taking an introductory course on the nature of human language will find the carefully selected study questions, discussion topics and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter particularly useful. Both as a coursebook and as a book for the general reader, The Study of Language as an exciting way to explore how language works and the role it plays in human life.
Author | : Christopher Brumfit |
Publisher | : Batsford Books |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
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