Carol GenettiCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 11/8/2018EAN 9781108454513, ISBN10: 1108454518Paperback, 675 pages, 24.5 x 19 x 3.3 cmLanguage: EnglishLanguage is a sophisticated tool which we use to communicate in a multitude of ways. Updated and expanded in its second edition, this book introduces language and linguistics - presenting language in all its amazing complexity while systematically guiding you through the basics. The reader will emerge with an appreciation of the diversity of the world's languages, as well as a deeper understanding of the structure of human language, the ways it is used, and its broader social and cultural context. Part I is devoted to the nuts and bolts of language study - speech sounds, sound patterns, sentence structure, and meaning - and includes chapters dedicated to the functional aspects of language: discourse, prosody, pragmatics, and language contact. The fourteen language profiles included in Part II reveal the world's linguistic variety while expanding on the similarities and differences between languages. Using knowledge gained from Part I, the reader can explore how language functions when speakers use it in daily interaction. With a step-by-step approach that is reinforced with well-chosen illustrations, case studies, and study questions, readers will gain understanding and analytical skills that will only enrich their ongoing study of language and linguistics.List of figuresList of tablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of glossing conventionsThe book's approachFor studentshow to use this bookPart I. Primary Chapters1. Introductionlanguage, languages, and linguistics Carol Genetti2. Phoneticsphysical dimensions of speech sounds Matthew Gordon3. Phonologyorganization of speech sounds Matthew Gordon4. Morphologywhat's in a word? Marianne Mithun5. Word classesevidence from grammatical behavior Carol Genetti6. Syntaxwords in combination Carol Genetti7. Semanticshow language makes sense Michael Israel8. Pragmaticsinference for language Mira Ariel9. Discourselanguage beyond the sentence Wallace Chafe10. Prosodythe music of language Wallace Chafe11. Language in the social world Mary Bucholtz and Lal Zimman12. Language changethe dynamicity of linguistic systems Marianne Mithun13. Language contact and areal linguistics Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald14. First language acquisition Patricia M. Clancy15. Second language acquisition Dorothy Chun and Jan FrodesenPart II. Language Profiles1. Kabardian Matthew Gordon and Ayla Applebaum2. Goemai Birgit Hellwig3. Manange Kristine Hildebrandt4. Finnish Ritva Laury5. Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) Toshihide Nakayama6. South Conchucos Quechua Daniel J. Hintz7. Tsez Bernard Comrie8. Bardi Claire Bowern9. Lowland Chontal Loretta O'Connor10. Manambu Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Carol Genetti11. African-American English Anne H. Charity Hudley and Christine Mallinson12. Indonesian Robert Englebretson13. Seneca Wallace Chafe14. Akkadian Guy DeutscherGlossaryReferencesIndexAppendixIPA summary sheet.
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