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  • Language: The Basics

    Serier serie The Basics
    Language: The Basics provides a concise, plain language introduction to the study of language. The new edition of this classic text by R. L. Trask has been revised and completely rewritten to bring it up to date.Written in an engaging and entertaining style, this book features:new chapters on language and AI and word formation processes;new discussions on racio‑linguistics and anthropology, gender ... Læs mere

    224,61 kr.

  • Language: The Basics

    Serier serie The Basics
    What makes human language unique?Do women speak differently from men?Just what is the meaning of "meaning"?Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works.It features:* chapters on 'Language in Use', 'Attitudes to Language', 'Children and Language' and ... Læs mere

    267,42 kr.

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  • How Language Works

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  • All About Language

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    In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains how language works. He describes the make-up of words and how they're built from sounds and signs and put together in phrases and sentences. He examines the dynamics of conversation and the relations between the sound and meaning. He shows how languages help their users connect to each other and to the world, how they vary around the world, why they ... Læs mere

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  • Aitchison's Linguistics

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    This classic book is a straightforward introduction to linguistics which attempts to answer two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?' It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning - the inner core of linguistics - are discussed simply and ... Læs mere

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  • Oxford Companion to the English Language

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    The Oxford Companion to the English Language provides an authoritative single-volume source of information about the English language. It is intended both for reference and for browsing. The first edition of this landmark Companion, published in 1998, adopted a strong international perspective, covering topics from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Caribbean English and a historical range ... Læs mere

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  • Causation

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  • The Articulate Mammal

    An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

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