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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