Author: Robert Lawrence Trask
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415413591
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
"The new edition of this A-Z guide explores the main concepts and terms used in the study of language and linguistics. Containing over 300 entries, thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this book includes entires in: cognitive linguistics; discourse analysis; phonology and phonetics; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics; and syntax and semantics." "Beginning with brief definition, each entry is followed by a comprehensive explanation of the origin and usage of the term. The book is cross-referenced throughout and includes further reading for academics and students alike."--BOOK JACKET.
Language and Linguistics
Author: Robert Lawrence Trask
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415413591
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
"The new edition of this A-Z guide explores the main concepts and terms used in the study of language and linguistics. Containing over 300 entries, thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this book includes entires in: cognitive linguistics; discourse analysis; phonology and phonetics; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics; and syntax and semantics." "Beginning with brief definition, each entry is followed by a comprehensive explanation of the origin and usage of the term. The book is cross-referenced throughout and includes further reading for academics and students alike."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415413591
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
"The new edition of this A-Z guide explores the main concepts and terms used in the study of language and linguistics. Containing over 300 entries, thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, this book includes entires in: cognitive linguistics; discourse analysis; phonology and phonetics; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics; and syntax and semantics." "Beginning with brief definition, each entry is followed by a comprehensive explanation of the origin and usage of the term. The book is cross-referenced throughout and includes further reading for academics and students alike."--BOOK JACKET.
Key Concepts of English Language and Linguistics
Author: Raffaella Picello
Publisher: libreriauniversitaria.it Edizioni
ISBN: 8833590496
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: libreriauniversitaria.it Edizioni
ISBN: 8833590496
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics
Author: Geoffrey Finch
Publisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 140393391X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An invaluable glossary of significant language and linguistic terms and concepts designed for students of English Language and Linguistics. The book also provides a very useful overview of the subject as well as covering principal figures in linguistic criticism and their contribution to the subject. Organized into the core subject areas of language and linguistics, it enables the reader to contextualize each particular definition and gain a wider understanding of each topic. This edition has been updated to include more extensive coverage, particularly of language terms.
Publisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 140393391X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An invaluable glossary of significant language and linguistic terms and concepts designed for students of English Language and Linguistics. The book also provides a very useful overview of the subject as well as covering principal figures in linguistic criticism and their contribution to the subject. Organized into the core subject areas of language and linguistics, it enables the reader to contextualize each particular definition and gain a wider understanding of each topic. This edition has been updated to include more extensive coverage, particularly of language terms.
Linguistics and English Literature
Author: H. D. Adamson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107045401
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This undergraduate textbook introduces English literature students to the application of linguistics to literary analysis.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107045401
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This undergraduate textbook introduces English literature students to the application of linguistics to literary analysis.
Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language
Author: Siobhan Chapman
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748631429
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This book offers introductory entries on 80 ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day. Entries are written by experts in the fields of linguistics and the philosophy of language to reflect the full range of approaches and modes of thought. Each entry includes a brief description of the idea, an account of its development, and its impact on the field of language study. The book is written in an accessible style with clear descriptions of technical terms, guides to further reading, and extensive cross-referencing between entries. A useful additional feature of this book is that it is cross-referenced throughout with Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (Edinburgh, 2005), revealing significant connections and continuities in the two related disciplines. Ideas covered range from Sense Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Logic, through Generative Semantics, Cognitivism, and Conversation Analysis, to Political Correctness, Deconstruction, and Corpora.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748631429
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This book offers introductory entries on 80 ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day. Entries are written by experts in the fields of linguistics and the philosophy of language to reflect the full range of approaches and modes of thought. Each entry includes a brief description of the idea, an account of its development, and its impact on the field of language study. The book is written in an accessible style with clear descriptions of technical terms, guides to further reading, and extensive cross-referencing between entries. A useful additional feature of this book is that it is cross-referenced throughout with Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (Edinburgh, 2005), revealing significant connections and continuities in the two related disciplines. Ideas covered range from Sense Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Logic, through Generative Semantics, Cognitivism, and Conversation Analysis, to Political Correctness, Deconstruction, and Corpora.
Exploring Language and Linguistics
Author: Natalie Braber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035465
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Introduces the key concepts of linguistics and applies these concepts to real-world settings. Numerous learning features provide extensive student support.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035465
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Introduces the key concepts of linguistics and applies these concepts to real-world settings. Numerous learning features provide extensive student support.
Key Terms in Linguistics
Author: Howard Jackson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826487424
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Key Terms in Linguistics explains all of the terms which students of linguistics and English language are likely to encounter during their undergraduate study. The book is organized according to the modules under which linguistics is studied, starting with explanations of the terms associated with phonetics, phonology, semantics, syntax and morphology. The book also looks at specialized option courses, taken in later years of study, including socio-linguistics, applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and discourse analysis. The final section, Schools of Linguistics, outlines the major frameworks within which linguistics is studied and the linguists associated with each of them. The book also points readers towards further publications for more extensive exposition. Accessibly written, with complicated terms and concepts explained in an easy to understand way, Key Terms in Linguistics is an essential resource for students of linguistics.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0826487424
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Key Terms in Linguistics explains all of the terms which students of linguistics and English language are likely to encounter during their undergraduate study. The book is organized according to the modules under which linguistics is studied, starting with explanations of the terms associated with phonetics, phonology, semantics, syntax and morphology. The book also looks at specialized option courses, taken in later years of study, including socio-linguistics, applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and discourse analysis. The final section, Schools of Linguistics, outlines the major frameworks within which linguistics is studied and the linguists associated with each of them. The book also points readers towards further publications for more extensive exposition. Accessibly written, with complicated terms and concepts explained in an easy to understand way, Key Terms in Linguistics is an essential resource for students of linguistics.
An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Author: Ralph Fasold
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521847680
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521847680
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.
Introducing English Linguistics
Author: Charles F. Meyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521833507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A genuine introduction to the linguistics of English that provides a broad overview of the subject that sustains students' interest and avoids excessive detail. It takes a top-down approach to language beginning with the largest unit of linguistic structure, the text, and working its way down through successively smaller structures.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521833507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A genuine introduction to the linguistics of English that provides a broad overview of the subject that sustains students' interest and avoids excessive detail. It takes a top-down approach to language beginning with the largest unit of linguistic structure, the text, and working its way down through successively smaller structures.
Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics
Author: R. L. Trask
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415157420
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A comprehensive critical work, Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics is a highly readable A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415157420
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A comprehensive critical work, Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics is a highly readable A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics.