Linguistics for dummies

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Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Whether you're currently enrolled in a course or just want to explore the subject, 'Linguistics for Dummies' helps you understand some of the primary streams of linguistics: what language is for (communication), how language works (pattern formation), what language reveals about the mind (cognition), and how written language shapes society (technology)"--Page 4 of cover.

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Full title :Linguistics for dummies / by Strang Burton, Rose-Marie Déchaine, Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson.

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Publication Date:©2012.

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Publisher(s):J. Wiley & Sons Canada
Place of Publication:Toronto
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

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Description:xx, 364 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

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ISBN:9781118091692, 1118091698, 9781118101575, 111810157X
oclc:ocn751736637
LC Classification:P121
Dewey Decimal:410

pt. 1. Looking at language through the lens of linguistics -- pt. 2. The building blocks of language -- pt. 3. The social life of language -- pt. 4. Your brain on language: learning and processing language -- pt. 5. Getting from speaking to writing -- pt. 6. The part of tens.

Part I: Looking at language through the lens of linguistics. Knowing a language versus knowing what language is ; Communicating with language : the design features -- Part II: The building blocks of language. Building sounds : phonetics ; Putting sounds together : phonology ; Building words : morphology ; Creating sentences : syntax ; Making sense of meaning : semantics ; Using language in conversation : pragmatics -- Part III: The social life of language. Living with language variation : sociolinguistics ; Finding family relations : historical linguistics ; Cataloguing differences : linguistic typology ; Beginning and ending : language birth and language death -- Part IV: Your brain on language : learning and processing language. Learning language ; Perceiving language ; Producing language ; Locating language in the brain : neurolinguistics -- Part V: Getting from speaking to writing. Writing down language …