Introduction to theoretical linguistics
This is a comprehensive introduction to theoretical linguistics. It presupposes no previous knowledge and terms are defined as they are introduced. It provides an overview of the central areas of linguistics - phonetics and phonology, grammar and semantics.
x, 519 pages ; 21 cm
9780521056175, 9780521095105, 0521056179, 0521095107
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1. Linguistics: the scientific study of language; 2. The structure of language; 3. The sounds of language; 4. Grammar: general principles; 5. Grammatical units; 6. Grammatical structure; 7. Grammatical categories; 8. Grammatical functions; 9. Semantics: general principles; 10. Semantic structure; Notes and references; Addenda; Bibliography; Table of symbols and notational conventions; Index of proper names; Index of subjects.
Includes indexes