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The Study of Language

Author : George Yule
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521305310
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Study of Language written by George Yule and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a straightforward and comprehensive survey of the basic issues and topics involved in the study of language. Its twenty chapters range over speculation about the origin of language, the relationship between language and animal communication, the principal concepts involved in linguistic analysis, the new fields of discourse analysis and computer understander systems, sign language, current views on how children acquire language and how adults learn new languages, how languages change over time and how language is affected by various social, cultural and regional factors. Written in a clear and lively style, with frequent examples from English and other languages, this textbook is designed to introduce the non-specialist reader to issues that fascinate and sometimes frustrate professional linguists. Students taking an introductory course on the nature of human language will find the carefully selected study questions, discussion topics and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter particularly useful. Both as a coursebook and as a book for the general reader, The Study of Language as an exciting way to explore how language works and the role it plays in human life.

The Study of Language

Author : George Yule
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139486764
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Study of Language written by George Yule and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This best-selling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge in the subject, Yule presents information in short, bite-sized sections, introducing the major concepts in language study – from how children learn language to why men and women speak differently, through all the key elements of language. This fourth edition has been revised and updated with twenty new sections, covering new accounts of language origins, the key properties of language, text messaging, kinship terms and more than twenty new word etymologies. To increase student engagement with the text, Yule has also included more than fifty new tasks, including thirty involving data analysis, enabling students to apply what they have learned. The online study guide offers students further resources when working on the tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.

An Introduction to the Study of Language

Author : Leonard Bloomfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Language written by Leonard Bloomfield and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Short Introduction to the Study of Language

Author : Ellen Thompson
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781781797730
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (977 download)

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Book Synopsis A Short Introduction to the Study of Language by : Ellen Thompson

Download or read book A Short Introduction to the Study of Language written by Ellen Thompson and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: provides an accessible and up-to-date invitation to key concepts of modern language study.

Theory Groups and the Study of Language in North America

Author : Stephen O. Murray
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027245568
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Theory Groups and the Study of Language in North America by : Stephen O. Murray

Download or read book Theory Groups and the Study of Language in North America written by Stephen O. Murray and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory Groups in the Study of Language in North America provides a detailed social history of traditions and "revolutionary" challenges to traditions within North American linguistics, especially within 20th-century anthropological linguistics. After showing substantial differences between Bloomfield's and neo-Bloomfieldian theorizing, Murray shows that early transformational-generative work on syntax grew out of neo-Bloomfieldian structuralism, and was promoted by neo-Bloomfieldian gatekeepers, in particular longtime Language editor Bernard Bloch. The central case studies of the book contrast the (increasingly) "revolutionary rhetoric" of transformational-generative grammarians with rhetorics of continuity emitted by two linguistic anthropology groupings that began simultaneously with TGG in the late-1950s, the ethnography of communication and ethnoscience.

Language, and the Study of Language

Author : William Dwight Whitney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, and the Study of Language written by William Dwight Whitney and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Study of Language in 17th-century England

Author : Vivian Salmon
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027245355
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis The Study of Language in 17th-century England by : Vivian Salmon

Download or read book The Study of Language in 17th-century England written by Vivian Salmon and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a number of papers by Vivian Salmon, previously published in various journals and collections that are unfamiliar, and perhaps even inaccessible, to historians of the study of language. The central theme of the volume is the study of language in England in the 17th century. Papers in the first section treat aspects of the history of language teaching. The second section consists of three articles on the history of grammatical theory. The papers in the third and final section deal with the search for the universal language .

The Science of Language

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107379229
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Science of Language written by Noam Chomsky and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of our time, yet his views are often misunderstood. In this previously unpublished series of interviews, Chomsky discusses his iconoclastic and important ideas concerning language, human nature and politics. In dialogue with James McGilvray, Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, Chomsky takes up a wide variety of topics – the nature of language, the philosophies of language and mind, morality and universality, science and common sense, and the evolution of language. McGilvray's extensive commentary helps make this incisive set of interviews accessible to a variety of readers. The volume is essential reading for those involved in the study of language and mind, as well as anyone with an interest in Chomsky's ideas.

New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521658225
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind written by Noam Chomsky and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-04-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outstanding and unique contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind by Noam Chomsky.

Language in Mind

Author : Dedre Gentner
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262571630
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Language in Mind written by Dedre Gentner and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-03-14 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that the language we speak influences the way we think has evoked perennial fascination and intense controversy. According to the strong version of this hypothesis, called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis after the American linguists who propounded it, languages vary in their semantic partitioning of the world, and the structure of one's language influences how one understands the world. Thus speakers of different languages perceive the world differently. Although the last two decades have been marked by extreme skepticism concerning the possible effects of language on thought, recent theoretical and methodological advances in cognitive science have given the question new life. Research in linguistics and linguistic anthropology has revealed striking differences in cross-linguistic semantic patterns, and cognitive psychology has developed subtle techniques for studying how people represent and remember experience. It is now possible to test predictions about how a given language influences the thinking of its speakers. Language in Mind includes contributions from both skeptics and believers and from a range of fields. It contains work in cognitive psychology, cognitive development, linguistics, anthropology, and animal cognition. The topics discussed include space, number, motion, gender, theory of mind, thematic roles, and the ontological distinction between objects and substances. Contributors Melissa Bowerman, Eve Clark, Jill de Villiers, Peter de Villiers, Giyoo Hatano, Stan Kuczaj, Barbara Landau, Stephen Levinson, John Lucy, Barbara Malt, Dan Slobin, Steven Sloman, Elizabeth Spelke, and Michael Tomasello

An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies

Author : Anne McCabe
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781781794333
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (943 download)

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Book Synopsis An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies by : Anne McCabe

Download or read book An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies written by Anne McCabe and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory textbook provides readers with a foundation in methods for analysing and understanding language from various theoretical perspectives within linguistics and language studies. Its novel approach introduces systemic functional linguistics, text and discourse analysis, and formal approaches to linguistics. It demonstrates applications of these approaches to reveal how we use language in society, how our brains process language, and how we learn language. Topics include phonetics, phonology, conversation analysis, morphology, semantics, functional and formal syntax, text linguistics, genre analysis, evaluative lexis in text, multimodal representations of meaning, language change and variation, animals and language, the brain and language, and first and second language development/acquisition. The main language focused on is English, while other languages are also drawn on to illustrate the principles, models and theories. Learning outcomes, exercises (with answer key), ideas for project work, and questions for reflection are provided throughout. A final chapter gathers explanations of various fields of practice within linguistics, written by linguists from around the world, including David Crystal (Clinical Linguistics), Frances Christie (Educational Linguistics), and Malcolm Coulthard (Forensic Linguistics). An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies offers an array of analytical tools for undergraduate students of language, communication, and education, and provides an overview of the field for those interested in further study in linguistics and applied language studies. Readers will come away with a heightened sensitivity to and appreciation of their own and other's use of language for creating meaning and for interaction.

The New York Times Book of Language and Linguistics

Author : Nicholas Wade
Publisher : Globe Pequot
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Book of Language and Linguistics written by Nicholas Wade and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best journalism on language and linguistics from the Tuesday section of "The New York Times."

The Study of Animal Languages

Author : Lindsay Stern
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 052555744X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Study of Animal Languages written by Lindsay Stern and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unabashedly smart and affecting portrait of the strains of a marriage." —Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Meet Ivan and Prue: a married couple - both experts in language and communication - who nevertheless cannot seem to communicate with each other Ivan is a tightly wound philosophy professor whose reverence for logic and order governs not only his academic interests, but also his closest relationships. His wife, Prue, is quite the opposite: a pioneer in the emerging field of biolinguistics, she is bold and vibrant, full of life and feeling. Thus far, they have managed to weather their differences. But lately, an odd distance has settled in between them. Might it have something to do with the arrival of the college's dashing but insufferable new writer-in-residence, whose novel Prue always seems to be reading? Into this delicate moment barrels Ivan's unstable father-in-law, Frank, in town to hear Prue deliver a lecture on birdsong that is set to cement her tenure application. But the talk doesn't go as planned, unleashing a series of crises that force Ivan to finally confront the problems in his marriage, and to begin to fight - at last - for what he holds dear. A dazzlingly insightful and entertaining novel about the limitations of language, the fragility of love, and the ways we misunderstand each other and ourselves, The Study of Animal Languages marks the debut of a brilliant new voice in fiction.

An Introduction to Language and Linguistics

Author : Ralph Fasold
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107717663
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Language and Linguistics written by Ralph Fasold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible textbook is the only introduction to linguistics in which each chapter is written by an expert who teaches courses on that topic, ensuring balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of the full range of modern linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge the text offers a clear introduction to the traditional topics of structural linguistics (theories of sound, form, meaning, and language change), and in addition provides full coverage of contextual linguistics, including separate chapters on discourse, dialect variation, language and culture, and the politics of language. There are also up-to-date separate chapters on language and the brain, computational linguistics, writing, child language acquisition, and second-language learning. The breadth of the textbook makes it ideal for introductory courses on language and linguistics offered by departments of English, sociology, anthropology, and communications, as well as by linguistics departments.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science

Author : David R. Gruber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351207814
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science written by David R. Gruber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science provides a state-of-the-art volume on the language of scientific processes and communications. This book offers comprehensive coverage of socio-cultural approaches to science, as well as analysing new theoretical developments and incorporating discussions about future directions within the field. Featuring original contributions from an international range of renowned scholars, as well as academics at the forefront of innovative research, this handbook: identifies common objects of inquiry across the areas of rhetoric, sociolinguistics, communication studies, science and technology studies, and public understanding of science covers the four key themes of power, pedagogy, public engagement, and materiality in relation to the study of scientific language and its development uses qualitative and quantitative approaches to demonstrate how humanities and social science scholars can go about studying science details the meaning and purpose of socio-cultural approaches to science, including the impact of new media technologies analyses the history of the field and how it positions itself in relation to other areas of study Ushering the study of language and science toward a more interdisciplinary, diverse, communal and ecological future, The Routledge Handbook of Language and Science is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in this area.

The Philosophy and Science of Language

Author : Ryan M. Nefdt
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030554384
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy and Science of Language written by Ryan M. Nefdt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a diverse range of scholars to address important philosophical and interdisciplinary questions in the study of language. Linguistics throughout history has been a conduit to the study of the mind, brain, societal structure, literature and history itself. The epistemic and methodological transfer between the sciences and humanities in regards to linguistics has often been documented, but the underlying philosophical issues have not always been adequately addressed. With 15 original and interdisciplinary chapters, this volume therefore tackles vital questions relating to the philosophy, history, and theoretical interplay between the study of language and fields as varied as logic, physics, biology, classical philology and neuroscience. With a four part structure, questions of the mathematical foundations of linguistics, links to the natural sciences, cognitive implications and historical connections, take centre stage throughout the volume. The final chapters present research related to the linguistic connections between history, philosophy and the humanities more broadly. Advancing new avenues of research, this volume is exemplary in its treatment of diachronic and cross-disciplinary interaction, and will be of interest to all scholars interested in the study of language.

Varieties of English

Author : Peter French
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349227234
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book Varieties of English written by Peter French and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1993-05-11 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of the best selling, topic-based introduction to spoken and written English, is now fully revised and expanded with over 50% more material. This practical volume provides a wide range of written texts and transcriptions of speech for commentary and analysis. There are further practical activities and new sections on areas such as 'politically correct' usage.