Language

By: Bloomfield, LeonardMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1994, ©1935Description: ix, 566 pISBN: 812081195X ; 9788120811959 ; 8120811968 ; 9788120811966Subject(s): Language and languages | Grammar, Comparative and generalDDC classification: 400
Contents:
The study of language -- The use of language -- Speech-communities -- The languages of the world -- The phoneme -- Types of phonemes -- Modifications -- Phonetic structure -- Meaning -- Grammatical forms -- Sentence-types -- Syntax -- Morphology -- Morphologic types -- Substitution -- Form-classes and lexicon -- Written records -- The comparative method -- Dialect geography -- Phonetic change -- Types of phonetic change -- Fluctuation in the frequency of forms -- Analogic change -- Semantic change -- Cultural borrowing -- Intimate borrowing -- Dialect borrowing -- Applications and outlook.
Summary: This book presents the fundamentals of Linguistics and the historical survey of Languages. It focuses mainly on the study and use of language and Languages of the world, the phonetic structure and change, syntax, Morphology, written records, Dialect Geography, Fluctuation in the Frequency of Forms, Dialect, Applications and Outlook, etc.
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Includes Index

"This book is a revised version of the author's Introduction to the study of language, which appeared in 1914"--Preface.
"Additions and corrections": pages 551-552.

The study of language --
The use of language --
Speech-communities --
The languages of the world --
The phoneme --
Types of phonemes --
Modifications --
Phonetic structure --
Meaning --
Grammatical forms --
Sentence-types --
Syntax --
Morphology --
Morphologic types --
Substitution --
Form-classes and lexicon --
Written records --
The comparative method --
Dialect geography --
Phonetic change --
Types of phonetic change --
Fluctuation in the frequency of forms --
Analogic change --
Semantic change --
Cultural borrowing --
Intimate borrowing --
Dialect borrowing --
Applications and outlook.

This book presents the fundamentals of Linguistics and the historical survey of Languages. It focuses mainly on the study and use of language and Languages of the world, the phonetic structure and change, syntax, Morphology, written records, Dialect Geography, Fluctuation in the Frequency of Forms, Dialect, Applications and Outlook, etc.

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