Language and Linguistics: An Introduction
John Lyons
370 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0521297753
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Language: English
Publish: 359967600000
A basic introduction to linguistics and the study of language which offers a general account of the nature of language and of the aims, methods and fundamental principles of linguistic theory. Introduces the sub-fields of linguistics: the sounds of language, grammar, semantics, language change, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, language and culture.