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Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-10026201078X
ISBN-139780262010788
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038280385
Product Key Features
Number of Pages536 Pages
Publication NameLinguistics : an Introduction to Language and Communication
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1984
SubjectLinguistics / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorAdrian Akmajian, Robert M. Harnish, Richard Demers
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight42.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal410
SynopsisThis new and more comprehensive edition of Linguistics has, on the basis of classroom use, comments from linguists via a questionnaire, and letters sent to the authors, been radically rewritten and reorganized to accommodate the needs of teachers and students., This new and more comprehensive edition of Linguisticshas, on the basis of classroom use, comments from linguists via a questionnaire, and letters sent to the authors, been radically rewritten and reorganized to accommodate the needs of teachers and students. The text is suitable for use in introductory courses in linguistics, and as a supplement in courses such as communication, language and literature, anthropology, speech and hearing, and psychology. In the first part of the book, Background,the material on animal communication has been shortened and is now a single chapter. In the second part, The Structure of Human Language,the chapters on morphology, phonology, language variation, and language change have been totally revised. The book now contains a new section, Human Communication and Cognitive Science,which contains a completely rewritten chapter on pragmatics, and new chapters on the psychology of language and language acquisition. Exercises have been made easier to use and are graded in difficulty. A "key words" section has been added to appropriate chapters, and the book now contains a glossary., This popular introductory linguistics text is unique in the way various themes are integrated throughout the book. One primary theme is the question, "How is a speaker's communicative intent recognized?" Rather than treat phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics as completely separate fields, the text shows how they interact in principled ways. Similarly, language variation and acquisition are informed by results in these fields. The text provides a sound introduction to linguistic methodology while also revealing why people are intrinsically interested in language--the ultimate puzzle of the human mind. The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised. Revisions include, but are not limited to, the addition of "selected readings" sections, updated examples, new discussion on the creative nature of neologisms, and the use of IPA as the primary transcription system throughout. This edition also includes an account of the patterns of occurrence of reduced vowels in English. An understanding of these patterns enables the reader to write a phonemic transcription of any English word.
