My Library

LEADER 00000cam a2200241 a 4500 
001    u43444 
003    SIRSI 
008    170403s2014    xxua     b    001 0 eng d 
020    9781107658172 (paperback) 
020    9781107044197 (hardback) 
050 00 P107 |b.Y85 2014 
100 1  Yule, George,|d1947- 
245 10 The study of language / |cGeorge Yule. 
250    5th ed 
260    Cambridge ;|aNew York :|bCambridge University Press,|c2014
300    xii,322 p :|bill ; |c25 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-311) and 
       index. 
505    Machine generated contents note: 1. The origins of 
       language; 2. Animals and human language; 3. The sounds of 
       language; 4. The sound patterns of language; 5. Word-
       formation; 6. Morphology; 7. Grammar; 8. Syntax; 9. 
       Semantics; 10. Pragmatics; 11. Discourse analysis; 12. 
       Language and the brain; 13. First language acquisition; 
       14. Second language acquisition/learning; 15. Gestures and
       sign languages; 16. Written language; 17. Language history
       and change; 18. Regional variation in language; 19. Social
       variation in language; 20. Language and culture; Glossary.
520    "This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-
       friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming 
       no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents 
       information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the
       major concepts in linguistics - from how children learn 
       language to why men and women speak differently, through 
       all the key elements of language. This fifth edition has 
       been revised and updated with new figures and tables, 
       additional topics, and numerous new examples using 
       languages from across the world. To increase student 
       engagement and to foster problem-solving and critical 
       thinking skills, the book includes thirty new tasks. An 
       expanded and revised online study guide provides students 
       with further resources, including answers and tutorials 
       for all tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive 
       learning. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use 
       introduction to the study of language"- 
650  0 Language and languages 
650  0 Linguistics