TY - BOOK AU - Yule,George TI - The study of language SN - 0521543207 (pbk.) AV - P107 .Y85 2006 U1 - 410 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Language and languages KW - Linguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-264) and index; Preface --1. The origins of language --2. Animals and human language --3. The development of writing --4. The sounds of language --5. The sound patterns of language --6. Words and word-formation processes --7. Morphology --8. Phrases and sentences : grammar --9. Syntax --10. Semantics --11. Pragmatics --12. Discourse analysis --13. Language and the brain --14. First language acquisition --15. Second language acquisition/learning --16. Gestures and sign languages --17. Language history and change -- 18. Language and regional variation --19. Language and social variation --20. Language and culture --Appendix : suggested answers to study questions --Glossary --References --Index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2005012919-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2005012919-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2005012919-b.html ER -