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Short History of Linguistics
Av R.H. Robins
Häftad, 1997
957 kr
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This complete revision and updating of Professor Robins' classic text offers a comprehensive account of the history of linguistic thought from its European origins some 2500 years ago to the present day. It examines the independent development of linguistic science in China and Medieval Islam, and …
General Linguistics
Av R.H. Robins
Häftad, 1989
1500 kr
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The fourth edition of General Linguistics provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to linguistics.The book considers:semantics and pragmaticsdialect and stylephonetics and phonologymorphology and syntax, with reference both to traditional and current theoriescomparative-historical …
Generative and Non-Linear Phonology
Häftad, 1990
1063 kr
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Generative phonology is a developing field of linguistics, and is producing both rival interpretations and models. This book provides a clear and accessible evaluation of the debate. It provides a detailed overview of the main models, revealing that they are often complimentary rather than …
Dialects of English
Studies in Grammatical Variation
Av Peter Trudgill, J. K. Chambers
Häftad, 1991
490 kr
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This collection consists of 15 articles by an international group of linguists and 7 essays by the editors, tackling a broad range of issues and representing some of the most authoritative work in English dialect grammar. Individual chapters cover the full international range of English dialects, …
Modality and the English Modals
Av F.R. Palmer
Häftad, 1990
957 kr
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A detailed account of the many uses and functions of these verbs. The nature of modality, and some controversial issues, are also discussed.
Linguistic Theory
The Discourse of Fundamental Works
Häftad, 1991
972 kr
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In Linguistic Theory, Robert de Beaugrande analyses linguistic theories not as abstract ideas or theses, but as the process and product of theoretical discourse. He argues that the best documentation of this discourse can be found in the 'fundamental' works of major linguists from Ferdinand de …
Psycholinguistics
Language, Mind and World
Av Danny Steinberg, Hiroshi Nagata m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
897 kr
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How do we learn to produce and comprehend speech? How does language relate to thought?This second edition of the successful text Psycholinguistics- Language, Mind and World considers the psychology of language as it relates to learning, mind and brain as well as various aspects of society and …
History of American English
Av J.L. Dillard
Häftad, 1992
957 kr
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This impressive volume provides a chronological, narrative account of the development of American English from its earliest origins to the present day.
Linguistic History of Italian, A
Häftad, 1995
957 kr
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A Linguistic History of Italian offers a clear and concise explanation of why modern Italian grammar has become the way it is. It focuses on the effects of historical changes on the modern structure of Italian, revealing patterns and structures which are not always apparent to those who are only …
Historical Linguistics
Problems and Perspectives
Häftad, 1993
1063 kr
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The contributors to this volume cover the international range of scholarship in the field of Historical Linguistics, as well as some of its major themes. The work and ideas they discuss are relevant not only to other aspects of Historical Linguistics but also to more general developments in …
Frontiers of Phonology
Atoms, Structures and Derivations
Av Jacques Durand, Francis Katamba m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
1108 kr
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Frontiers of Phonology is a collection of essays that present a selective overview of trends in the linguistic analysis of sound structure. The essays are written by specialists from Europe, Canada and the USA and discuss issues from three broad areas of phonology: the nature and representation of …
History of Linguistics Volume I
The Eastern Traditions of Linguistics
Av Giulio C. Lepschy, Giulio C. Lepschy
Häftad, 1994
957 kr
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This comprehensive history of linguistics is part of a 5 volume set. Together, the volumes examine the social, cultural and religious functions of language, its place in education, the prestige attached to different varieties of language, and the presentation of lexical and grammatical …
History of Linguistics Volume II
Classical and Medieval Linguistics
Häftad, 1994
1289 kr
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This comprehensive history of linguistics is part of a 5 volume set. Together, the volumes examine the social, cultural and religious functions of language, its place in education, the prestige attached to different varieties of language, and the presentation of lexical and grammatical …
History of Linguistics Vol III
Renaissance and Early Modern Linguistics
Häftad, 1997
957 kr
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TheHistory of Linguistics, to be published in five volumes, aims to provide the reader with an authoritative and comprehensive account of the attitudes to language prevailing in different civilizations and in different periods by examining the very varied development of linguistic thought in the …
Introduction to the Celtic Languages
Av Paul Russell
Häftad, 1995
1063 kr
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This text provides a single-volume, single-author general introduction to the Celtic languages. The first half of the book considers the historical background of the language group as a whole. There follows a discussion of the two main sub-groups of Celtic, Goidelic (comprising Irish, Scottish, …
Meaning of Syntax
A Study in the Adjectives of English
Häftad, 1993
610 kr
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This book adopts a new approach to a major area of syntax - the way in which adjectives are bound together with other words in phrases or sentences.
Causatives and Causation
A Universal -typological perspective
Häftad, 1996
972 kr
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Causatives and Causation is the first comprehensive study of causative constructions found in the world's languages. This important new research, based on a data base of more than 600 languages, not only investigates fully the richness and variety of causative types, but also presents an …
Generative Grammar
Häftad, 1987
1289 kr
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This book provides a critical review of the development of generative grammar, both transformational and non-transformational, from the early 1960s to the present, and presents contemporary results in the context of an overall evaluation of recent research in the field.Geoffrey Horrocks compares …
Experimental Phonetics
An Introduction
Häftad, 2000
1456 kr
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Traditionally, investigations into speech and pronounciation have relied on the unaided skills of the phonetician in recognising and reproducing speech sounds. But many practicioners are now using instruments to gain a greater understanding of speech and to be able to analyse speech patterns in …
English Historical Syntax
Häftad, 1993
1500 kr
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This study brings together many of the resources needed for the exploration of English historical syntax and deals with many of the important changes in English sentence structure from Old English to present. It also features a survey of published research from both classical and modern linguistic …
Introduction to Bilingualism
Häftad, 1991
957 kr
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An Introduction to Bilingualism provides a comprehensive review of the most important aspects of individual and societal bilingualism, examining both theoretcial and practical issues.At the level of the individual, it addresses such questios as: What is involved in the study of bilingual children? …
History of English Phonology
Häftad, 1989
1069 kr
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This is an attempt to view historical phonological change as an ongoing, recurrent process. The author sees like events occurring at all periods, a phenomenon which he considers is disguised by too great a reliance upon certain characteristics of the scholarly tradition. Thus he argues that those …
Problems and Perspectives
Studies in the Modern French Language
Av Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Janice Carruthers m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
972 kr
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Problems and Perspectives- Studies in the Modern French Language looks at a number of interesting or problematic areas in the phonology, morphology, syntax and lexis of the French language and encourages the reader to think critically about different ways of approaching, describing and explaining …
History of Linguistics, Volume IV
Nineteenth-Century Linguistics
Av Anna Morpurgo Davies, Giulio C. Lepschy
Häftad, 1998
957 kr
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The History of Linguistics , to be published in five volumes, aims to provide the reader with an authoritative and comprehensive account of the attitudes to language prevailing in different civilizations and in different periods by examining the very varied development of linguistic thought in the …
Pidgin and Creole Languages
Häftad, 1988
1063 kr
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This book defines and describes the linguistic features of these languages and considers the dynamic developments that bring them into being and lead to changes in their structure.
English Verb
Av F.R. Palmer
Häftad, 1988
972 kr
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A long established and highly regarded account of all aspects of the English verb taking account of recent work on tense, phase and aspect, and of the author's own research. Theoretical discussion is kept to a minimum, but the arguments are always presented within a modern theoretical framework.
Linguistic Typology
Morphology and Syntax
Häftad, 2000
897 kr
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There are generally estimated to be between 4,000 and 6,000 languages in the world. This number alone gives an idea of the immense diversity of languages: at the same time, there also has to be an underlying unity to human languages. Linguistic Typology is the study of the structural similarities …
Acquisition of Syntax
Studies in Comparative Developmental Linguistics
Av Marc-Ariel Friedemann, Luigi Rizzi m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
897 kr
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This volume contains a collection of studies that survey recent research in developmental linguistics, illustrating the fruitful interaction between comparative syntax and language acquisition. The contributors each analyse a well defined range of acquisition data, aiming to derive them from …
History of English Negation
Häftad, 2004
1289 kr
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Negation is one of the main functions in human communication.A History of English Negation is the first book to analyse English negation over the whole of its documented history, using a wide database and accessible terminology.After an introductory chapter, the book analyses evidence from the …
Principles of Pragmatics
Häftad, 1983
927 kr
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Over the years, pragmatics - the study of the use and meaning of utterances to their situations - has become a more and more important branch of linguistics, as the inadequacies of a purely formalist, abstract approach to the study of language have become more evident. This book presents a …
