An introduction to language /
Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams.
- 7th ed.
- Boston : Thomson/Heinle, c2003.
- xx, 620 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. The nature of human language -- 1. What is language? -- 2. Brain and language -- Part 2. Grammatical aspects of language -- 3. Morphology: The word of language -- 4. The sentence patterns of language -- 5. The meanings of language -- 6. Phonetics: The sounds of language -- 7. Phonology: The sound patterns of language -- Part 3. The psychology of language -- 8. Language acquisition -- 9. Language processing: Human and computer -- Part 4. Language and society -- 10. Language in society -- 11. Language change: The syllables of time -- 12. Writing: The ABCs of language.