The study of language. George Yule.

By:

Yule, George, 1947-

Material type:

TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

978-0521560535 (hardcover)
052156851X (pbk.)

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LOC classification:

P 106 .Y85 1996

Contents:

1. The origins of language -- 2. The development of writing -- 3. The properties of language -- 4. Animals and human language -- 5. The sounds of language -- 6. The sound patterns of language -- 7. Words and word-formation processes -- 8. Morphology -- 9. Phrases and sentences: grammar -- 10. Syntax -- 11. Semantics -- 12. Pragmatics -- 13. Discourse analysis -- 14. Language and machines -- 15. Language and the brain -- 16. First language acquisition -- 17. Second language acquisition/learning -- 18. Sign language -- 19. Language history and change -- 20. Language varieties -- 21. Language, society and culture.

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General circulation books

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
General circulation books	Presbyterian University of East Africa - Main Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	P 106 .Y85 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C1	Available	2014-4924

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-285) and index.

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