Linguistics For Dummies

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Rose-Marie Dechaine, Strang Burton, Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson

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The fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed, how they function, how they affect society, and how humans learn language. From understanding other languages to teaching computers to communicate, linguistics plays a vital role in society. Linguistics For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level introductory linguistics course and arms you with the confidence, knowledge, and know-how to score your highest. Understand the science behind human languageGrasp how language is constructedScore your highest in college-level linguisticsIf you're enrolled in an introductory linguistics course or simply have a love of human language, Linguistics For Dummies is your one-stop resource for unlocking the science of the spoken word.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-01-25
Mått188 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor384
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781118091692

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Introduction 1Part I: Looking at Language through the Lens of Linguistics 7Chapter 1: Knowing a Language Versus Knowing What Language Is 9Chapter 2: Communicating with Language: The Design Features 21Part II: The Building Blocks of Language 33Chapter 3: Building Sounds: Phonetics 35Chapter 4: Putting Sounds Together: Phonology 57Chapter 5: Building Words: Morphology 77Chapter 6: Creating Sentences: Syntax 95Chapter 7: Making Sense of Meaning: Semantics 117Chapter 8: Using Language in Conversation: Pragmatics 133Part III: The Social Life of Language 151Chapter 9: Living with Language Variation: Sociolinguistics 153Chapter 10: Finding Family Relations: Historical Linguistics 171Chapter 11: Cataloguing Differences: Linguistic Typology 189Chapter 12: Beginning and Ending: Language Birth and Language Death 205Part IV: Your Brain on Language: Learning and Processing Language 221Chapter 13: Learning Language 223Chapter 14: Perceiving Language 245Chapter 15: Producing Language 259Chapter 16: Locating Language in the Brain: Neurolinguistics 277Part V: Getting from Speaking to Writing 293Chapter 17: Writing Down Language 295Chapter 18: Writing Changes You 307Part VI: The Part of Tens 321Chapter 19: Ten Myths about Language Busted by Linguistics 323Chapter 20: Ten Unsolved Problems in Linguistics 331Chapter 21: Top 10 Jobs for Linguists 337Index 343