The Study of Language / Edition 5

The Study of Language / Edition 5

by George Yule
ISBN-10:
1107658179
ISBN-13:
9781107658172
Pub. Date:
03/10/2014
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
1107658179
ISBN-13:
9781107658172
Pub. Date:
03/10/2014
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
The Study of Language / Edition 5

The Study of Language / Edition 5

by George Yule

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Overview

Including a new chapter on pragmatics, and an expansion of the chapter on semantics, this revised and updated edition incorporates many changes that reflect developments in language study over the past decade. It also has many more illustrations, examples, and quotes.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781107658172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 03/10/2014
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 334
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

George Yule has taught linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, the University of Minnesota and Louisiana State University.

Table of Contents

Preface; 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; References; Index.
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