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Cook, Vivian

 
9780340692707: Inside Language
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ISBN 10: 0340692707 ISBN 13: 9780340692707
Editorial: Routledge, 1997

Sinopsis

What makes human language unique? How did language begin? This book is a wide-ranging and stimulating introduction to language which students and general readers alike will read for enjoyment as well as instruction. It explores the most intriguing questions about the nature of human language, drawing on basic insights that have been developed by linguistics this century.



The author introduces the reader to the study of language through chapters on grammar, sounds, writing and words, emphasising these as systems within the overall system of language. Later chapters look at the stages by which children learn language and the theories that explain their rapid progress, at what can go wrong with speech in childhood and maturity, and at how speakers of a language show their different origins and class. The text is liberally illustrated with fascinating examples, mostly from everyday life, from sources as wide ranging as political speeches and T-shirt slogans and examples are taken from an extremely wide range of languages, in particular English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Korean.

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What makes human language unique? How did language begin? This book is a wide-ranging and stimulating introduction to language which students and general readers alike will read for enjoyment as well as instruction. It explores the most intriguing questions about the nature of human language, drawing on basic insights that have been developed by linguistics this century.
The author introduces the reader to the study of language through chapters on grammar, sounds, writing and words, emphasising these as systems within the overall system of language. Later chapters look at the stages by which children learn language and the theories that explain their rapid progress, at what can go wrong with speech in childhood and maturity, and at how speakers of a language show their different origins and class. The text is liberally illustrated with fascinating examples, mostly from everyday life, from sources as wide ranging as political speeches and T-shirt slogans and examples are taken from an extremely wide range of languages, in particular English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Korean.

Reseña del editor

A wide-ranging introduction to language that explores questions about the nature of human language. The author introduces the reader to the study of language through chapters on grammar, sounds, writing and words, emphasizing these as systems within the overall system of language. Later chapters look at the stages through which children learn language and the theories that explain their rapid progress; what can go wrong with speech in childhood and maturity and how speakers of a language show their different origins and class. The text is illustrated with examples, mostly from everyday life, from sources such as political speeches and T-shirt slogans. Examples are taken from a variety of languages, in particular English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Korean.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0340692707
ISBN 13 
9780340692707
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Número de edición
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Número de páginas
304
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