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Author Bloomfield, Leonard, 1887-1949

Title An introduction to the study of language / Leonard Bloomfield ; new edition with an introduction by Joseph F. Kess
Edition New ed
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983

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Description 1 online resource (xxxviii, x, 335 pages)
Series Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series II, Classics in psycholinguistics, 0165-716X ; v. 3
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series II, Classics in psycholinguistics ; v. 3. 0165-716X
Contents INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- Table of contents -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE -- PEEFACE. -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I. THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE. -- CHAPTER II. THE PHYSICAL BASIS OP LANGUAGE. -- 1. Unconsciousness of speech-movements. -- 2. Writing an imperfect analysis. -- 3. The vocal chords. -- 4. The velum. -- 5. Oral articulation -- 6. Oral noise-articulations. -- 7. Musical oral articulations
8. Infinite variety of possible sounds.9. Glides and mixtures of articulation. -- 11. Stress. -- 13. Duration. -- 14. Limitation of the articulations in each dialect. -- 15. Automatic variations. -- CHAPTER III. THE MENTAL BASIS OF LANGUAGE. -- 1. The place of language in our mental life. -- 2. Total experiences. -- 3. The analysis of total experiences. -- 4. The naming of objects. -- 5. The development of abstract words. -- 6. Psychologic composition of the word. -- 7. Grammatical categories. -- 8· Psychologic character of the linguistic forms
9. Psychologic motives of utterance.10. Interpretation of the linguistic phenomena. -- CHAPTER IV. THE FORMS OF LANGUAGE. -- 1. The inarticulate outcry. -- 2. Primary interjections. -- 3. Secondary interjections. -- 4. The arbitrary value of non-interjectioiial utterances. -- 5. The classifying nature of linguistic expression. -- 6. Expression of the three types of utterances. -- 7. The parts of utterances. -- 8. The word: phonetic character. -- 9. The word: semantic character. -- 10. Word-classes. -- 11. The sentence. -- CHAPTER V. MORPHOLOGY
1. The significance of morphologic phenomena.2. Morphologic classification by syntactic use (Parts of speech). -- 3. Classification by congruence. -- 4. Phonetic-semantic classes. -- 5. Classes on a partially phonetic basis. Still other -- 6. Difference between morphologic classification and non-linguistic association. -- 7. Classes by composition. -- 8. Derivation and inflection. -- 9. The semantic nature of inflection: the commonest categories. -- 10. The semantic nature of derivation. -- 11. The phonetic character of the morphologic processes
12. Word-composition: semantic value.13.-Word-composition not a phonetic process. It -- 14. Simple word: compound: phrase. -- CHAPTER VI. SYNTAX. -- 1. The field of syntax. -- 2. The discursive relations. -- 3. The emotional relations. -- 4. Material relations. -- 5. Syntactic categories. -- 6. The expression of syntactic relations: modulation in the sentence. -- 7. Cross-referring constructions. -- 8. Congruence. -- 9. Government. -- 10. Word-order. -- 11. Set phrases : the transition from syntax to style. -- 12. The complex sentence
Notes Reprint. Originally published: London : Bell, 1914
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiv-xxxviii)-and indexes
Subject Linguistics.
Language and languages.
linguistics.
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference.
Language and languages
Linguistics
Form Electronic book
Author Kess, Joseph K
ISBN 9789027280473
9027280479