This popular introductory textbook is written in a lively and interactive style, based around three core topics of linguistic study: word, sound and sentence. The third edition has been fully revised and now has a multimedia companion website containing quizzes, audio clips and Powerpoint movie lectures to aidstudy. INDICE: - Preface to the Third Edition - Preface to the Second Edition - Preface to the First Edition - Acknowledgements - Abbreviations and Symbols - The International Phonetic Alphabet - Introduction: What is a Language? - PART I: WORDS - The Form and Function of Words - Word Meanings and Vocabularies - PART II: SOUNDS - Speech Sounds - The Phonology of English - Syllables and Suprasegmentals - PART III: SENTENCES - The Structure of Simple Sentences - Complex Syntax - Further Exercises - Glossary - Further Reading - Electronic Resources - Answers to Exercises - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20801-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 392
- Fecha Publicación: 30/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés