Contemporary Linguistics : An Introduction,9780582246911

Contemporary Linguistics : An Introduction

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780582246911
ISBN10: 0582246911
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher(s): Pearson ESL
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Summary

This book is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. All the core topics of linguistics are covered, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, the genetic and typological classification of the languages of the world, and historical linguistics. Interdisciplinary areas discussed include language and the brain, psycholinguistics - the study of language processing, first and second language acquisition, language in social contexts and computational linguistics.

Table of Contents

Dedication v
Epigraph vi
Series list xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Preface xv
Preface to the original edition published by Copp Clark Pitman Ltd, Canada xvii
List of technical abbreviations
xix
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