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Introduction to Human Language: Fundamental Concepts in Linguistics
James Paul Gee, University of Southern Calif., LA

ISBN-10: 0134845285
ISBN-13: 9780134845289

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1993
Format: Cloth; 448 pp
Published: 07/21/1992

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This accessible book presents a complete introduction to the nature of human language and linguistics by giving readers a complete picture and overview of the field, integrating syntax, phonology, semantics, discourse, language development and change, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics.

  • gives full coverage to discourse and integrates the study of discourse with other areas of linguistics.
  • contains full discussions of child language acquisition and psycholinguistics.
  • offers a more substantive and fuller discussion of semantics than any other available book.



Preface.


 1. Introduction: The Nature of Language.


 2. Semantics: The Meaning of Language.


 3. Phonology: The Sound of Language.


 4. Phonetics.


 5. Morphology: The Shapes of Words.


 6. Syntax: The Structure of Language.


 7. Psycholinguistics: Processing Language in the Mind.


 8. Language Acquisition: The Growth of Language in the Child.


 9. Language, History, and Society.


10. Discourse: Language in Context.

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