| Description |
xiii, 495 pages ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Animal Communication -- 3. Phonetics -- 4. Phonology -- 5. Morphology -- 6. Syntax -- 7. Semantics -- 8. Pragmatics -- 9. Psycholinguistics -- 10. Historical Linguistics -- 11. Language Contact -- 12. Language Variation -- 13. Visual Languages -- 14. Language in a Wider Context |
| Summary |
This unique collection features in-depth material on the core areas of introductory linguistics; an innovative format that allows instructors to determine easily the order of topics to be covered; practice exercises and problems, with explanatory answers provided for a selected number; and an instructor's manual that includes information about the use of the files, answers to problems, and suggested answers to selected discussion questions. The 7th edition features new or revised material on semantics, Ebonics, language and gender, and machine translation. It also provides a chart to allow easy comparison of the American traditional phonetic alphabet and the International Phonetic Alphabet |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Language files. 6th ed. / editors, Stefanie Jannedy, Robert Poletto, Tracey L. Weldon (Department of Linguistics, the Ohio State University). c1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Language and languages.
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Linguistics.
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| Author |
Cipollone, Nick.
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Keiser, Steven Hartman.
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Vasishth, Shravan, 1964-
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Ohio State University. Department of Linguistics.
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| LC no. |
97051188 |
| ISBN |
0814250033 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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