Language

by Bloomfield, Leonard

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Title Statements

Full title :Language / by Leonard Bloomfield.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1935

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):G. Allen & Unwin LTD
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1935

Notes

"This book is a revised version of the author's Introduction to the study of language, which appeared in 1914"--Page vii

"This edition differs from the American form of this book (New York, 1933) in two respects: the phonetic symbols conform to the usage of the International phonetic association, and the transcriptions of English forms represent ... British ... pronunciation."--Page viii

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 566 pages : illustrations (maps) diagrams : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0044000162, 9780044000167
oclc:ocm04379932
LC Classification:P121
Dewey Decimal:400

The study of language -- The use of language -- Speech-Communities -- The languages of the world -- The phoneme -- Types of phonemes -- Modifications -- Phonetic structure -- Meaning -- Grammatical forms -- Sentence-Types -- Syntax -- Morphology -- Morphologic types -- Substitution -- Form-Classes and lexicon -- Written records -- The comparative method -- Dialect geography -- Phonetic change -- Types of phonetic change -- Types of phonetic change -- Fluctuation in the frequency of forms -- Analogic change -- Semantic change -- Cultural borrowing -- Intimate borrowing -- Dialect borrowing -- Applications and outlook.

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