The study of language : an introduction (Record no. 13037)
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| fixed length control field | 02312nam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521498548 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0521498546 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 400 |
| Item number | YUL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Yule, George ; |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The study of language : an introduction |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 1985. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 220 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Origins of language --<br/>Development of writing --<br/>Properties of language --<br/>Animals and human language --<br/>Sounds of language --<br/>Sound patterns of language --<br/>Words and word-formation processes --<br/>Morphology --<br/>Phrases and sentences: grammar --<br/>Syntax --<br/>Semantics and pragmatics --<br/>Discourse analysis --<br/>Language and machines --<br/>Language and the brain --<br/>First language acquisition --<br/>Second language acquisition/learning --<br/>Sign language --<br/>Language history and change --<br/>Language varieties --<br/>Language, society and culture. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. -- Publisher's description. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Language and languages. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Linguistics. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 23/07/1997 | Purchased | 200.00 | 400 YUL | 004255 | Reference Books |
| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 23/07/1997 | Purchased | 200.00 | 400 YUL | 004256 | Reference Books |