victoria fromkin an introduction to language

The most extensive and concisely written glossary of terms of any introductory text, as well as a thorough index that makes it easy to navigate the book. A summary of important material at the end of each chapter, as well as a comprehensive list of references, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. Usage of IPA symbols throughout the text. Information about American Sign Language and other sign languages woven throughout the text, helping readers appreciate them as bona fide languages with many of the same characteristics as spoken languages. Up-to-date descriptions of the major components of language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics)-all discussed at a current, yet introductory, level. Continuing the authors' tradition of making each edition the most current, complete, and informative on the market, this Eighth Edition reflects the best and most recent research in all areas of linguistics while retaining its signature student-friendly style.' 'Key Features to this Eighth Edition include: Extensive updates to every chapter, including: a new section on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, new information on neurolinguistics, extensive new material on bilingualism and teaching a second language, a thoroughly updated treatment of syntax, a completely rewritten chapter on semantics and pragmatics that reflects modern thinking, a revised chapter on sociolinguistics that emphasizes recent findings, and a greatly expanded section on syntactic change.

Urn:oclc:862371722 Republisher_date 20120411004343 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120410034712 Scanner .'An Introduction to Language is the ideal text for students at all levels and in many different areas of instruction, including linguistics, English, education, foreign languages, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). OL14985466W Page_number_confidence 95.74 Pages 566 Ppi 386 Related-external-id urn:isbn:017021298X An introduction to language 9th Edition Victoria Fromkin Robert Rodman Nina Hyams Mengistu Amberber Felicity Cox Rosalind Thornton Publishing manager. Urn:lcp:introductiontola00from_0:epub:87fa0db7-6cd5-436f-bcf5-7a0a042c0cf9 Extramarc Duke University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier introductiontola00from_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t5p85cs59 Isbn 9780030549830Ġ030549833 Lccn 92070637 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary OL1748972M Openlibrary_edition

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Victoria fromkin an introduction to language