Language :
Finegan, Edward, 1940-
Language : its structure and use / Edward Finegan - Seventh edition - xxiii, 575 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Languages and linguistics -- Words and their parts : lexicon and morphology -- The sounds of languages : phonetics -- Sound systems of language : phonology -- The structure and function of phrases and sentences : syntax -- The study of meaning : semantics -- Language universals and language in typology -- Information structure and pragmatics -- Speech acts and conversation -- Language variation across situations of use : registers -- Language variation among social groups ; dialects -- Language change over time : historical linguistics -- Historical development in English -- Acquiring first and second languages
9781285052458 1285052455
Language and languages
Linguistics
410 / FEL
Language : its structure and use / Edward Finegan - Seventh edition - xxiii, 575 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Languages and linguistics -- Words and their parts : lexicon and morphology -- The sounds of languages : phonetics -- Sound systems of language : phonology -- The structure and function of phrases and sentences : syntax -- The study of meaning : semantics -- Language universals and language in typology -- Information structure and pragmatics -- Speech acts and conversation -- Language variation across situations of use : registers -- Language variation among social groups ; dialects -- Language change over time : historical linguistics -- Historical development in English -- Acquiring first and second languages
9781285052458 1285052455
Language and languages
Linguistics
410 / FEL