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ISBN 10: 0521749220
ISBN 13: 9780521749220
Author: George Yule
This best-selling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge in the subject, Yule presents information in short, bite-sized sections, introducing the major concepts in language study – from how children learn language to why men and women speak differently, through all the key elements of language. This fourth edition has been revised and updated with twenty new sections, covering new accounts of language origins, the key properties of language, text messaging, kinship terms and more than twenty new word etymologies. To increase student engagement with the text, Yule has also included more than fifty new tasks, including thirty involving data analysis, enabling students to apply what they have learned. The online study guide offers students further resources when working on the tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.
The Study of Language 4th Table of contents:
I. Introduction
- 1.1 What is Language?
- 1.2 How Do We Study Language?
- 1.3 The Nature of Language
II. The Sounds of Language
- 2.1 Phonetics: The Sounds of Speech
- 2.2 Phonology: Sound Systems in Language
- 2.3 Phonetic Transcription
III. Words and Word Formation
- 3.1 Morphology: The Structure of Words
- 3.2 Word Formation Processes
- 3.3 Derivational and Inflectional Morphemes
IV. Sentence Structure
- 4.1 Syntax: The Structure of Sentences
- 4.2 Syntactic Structures and Rules
- 4.3 Phrase Structure Grammar
V. Meaning and Context
- 5.1 Semantics: Meaning in Language
- 5.2 Pragmatics: Contextual Meaning
- 5.3 Ambiguity and Vagueness
VI. Language Use and Acquisition
- 6.1 Psycholinguistics: Language and the Mind
- 6.2 Language Acquisition: How Do Children Learn Language?
- 6.3 Second Language Acquisition
VII. Sociolinguistics
- 7.1 Language and Society
- 7.2 Dialects and Variation
- 7.3 Language and Identity
- 7.4 Multilingualism
VIII. Historical and Evolutionary Aspects of Language
- 8.1 Language Change
- 8.2 Language Families and Evolution
- 8.3 Historical Linguistics
IX. Writing Systems
- 9.1 The Origins of Writing
- 9.2 Types of Writing Systems
- 9.3 The Relationship Between Writing and Speech
X. Conclusion
- 10.1 The Future of Language Studies
- 10.2 The Role of Language in Human Communication