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Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field.
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Beginning at the 'arts' end of the subject with the common origins of languages, and finishing at the 'science' end with the newest discoveries regarding language in the brain, this stimulating guide covers all the major aspects of ...
This book provides new research on linguistics. Chapter One shows the shortcomings and drawbacks of classical single-factor or unilateral theories of word learning, lexical acquisition, and language development.
This edition includes a completely new section on sentence use, including an introduction and discussion of core areas of pragmatics and conversational analysis; coverage of sociolinguistic topics, introducing communities of practice; a ...
This is an introduction to linguistics, the study of human language.
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This book, part of the series "Synergy: Translation Studies, Literature, Linguistics", intends to gather new perspectives in the field of linguistics.
... An Introduction to the Nature and Functions of Language , 2nd edn , London : Continuum . Jakobson , R. ( 1978 ) , Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning , translated by J. Mepham , Brighton : Harvester Press . Jakobson , R. and L. R. Waugh ...