Language and LinguisticsThis 1981 book is a general introduction to linguistics and the study of language, intended particularly for beginning students and readers with no previous knowledge or training in the subject. There is first a general account of the nature of language and of the aims, methods and basic principles of linguistic theory. John Lyons then introduces in turn each of the main sub-fields of linguistics: the sounds of language, grammar, semantics, language change, psycholinguistics: the sounds of language, grammar, semantics, language change, psycholinguistics, language and culture. Throughout the book he emphasizes particularly those aspects of the discipline that seem fundamental and most likely to remain important. He stresses throughout the cultural at least as much as the biological context of human language, and shows how the linguist's concerns connect productively with those of the traditional humanities and the social sciences. Each chapter has a wide-ranging set of discussion questions and revision exercises, and extensive suggestions for further reading. The exposition is marked throughout by the author's characteristic clarity, balance and authority. |
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... fact transfer into Linguistics fromother subjects. Thevast majority, however,goonto complete their degreework, as we expectthat they will, in thediscipline whichthey originally chose as their major subject inapplying for admission. Our ...
... fact transfer into Linguistics fromother subjects. Thevast majority, however,goonto complete their degreework, as we expectthat they will, in thediscipline whichthey originally chose as their major subject inapplying for admission. Our ...
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... fact that onecannot possess(or use)natural language without possessing (or using) someparticular natural language. I havejustused theterm'natural language'; andthis brings us to another point.The word 'language' isapplied, notonlyto ...
... fact that onecannot possess(or use)natural language without possessing (or using) someparticular natural language. I havejustused theterm'natural language'; andthis brings us to another point.The word 'language' isapplied, notonlyto ...
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... fact thatboth communication and interaction are introduced into the definition ('interaction' being broader thanand,in this respect, better than 'cooperation') and, second, thatthe term'oralauditory' can betaken toberoughly equivalent ...
... fact thatboth communication and interaction are introduced into the definition ('interaction' being broader thanand,in this respect, better than 'cooperation') and, second, thatthe term'oralauditory' can betaken toberoughly equivalent ...
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... fact that new grammatical constructions can, and do, arise in the course of time. Oneofthe central issues in linguistics is whether there are any limitstothislatter kind ofmodifiability and, ifso,whatthe limits are. (v) The last ...
... fact that new grammatical constructions can, and do, arise in the course of time. Oneofthe central issues in linguistics is whether there are any limitstothislatter kind ofmodifiability and, ifso,whatthe limits are. (v) The last ...
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... fact that nonstandard dialects are,in general, no lessregular or systematic than standardliterary languages and have theirown norms of correctness, immanent in the usage of theirnative speakers. One ofthefirst andmostdifficult tasks for ...
... fact that nonstandard dialects are,in general, no lessregular or systematic than standardliterary languages and have theirown norms of correctness, immanent in the usage of theirnative speakers. One ofthefirst andmostdifficult tasks for ...
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