00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613998156 Buklod 20220419151725.0 a r |||| u| ta 220419s2017 xx d r |||| u| 9781337559577 (iLib)UPD-00536373478 DCAL rda eng DMLUC P 121 F75 2017 Fromkin, Victoria author. An introduction to language Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams. 11th edition. Boston Cengage 2017 xx, 524 pages illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. What is language? -- Morphology: The words of language -- Syntax: Infinite use of finite means -- The meanings of language -- Phonetics: The sounds of language -- Phonology: The sound patterns of language -- Language in society -- Language change: The syllables of time -- Language acquisition -- Language processing and the human brain. AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, 11th Edition, offers an entirely up-to-date look at language studies and linguistics in today's world. Written from the ground up as if it were a first edition, the book is fresh, modern, and reflective of the current state of the field. At the same time, it maintains the acclaimed light, friendly, readable style and the breadth of coverage that have made it a perennial best seller. The authors examine grammatical subjects (e.g., morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology), childhood language development and adult secondary language acquisition, and the tremendous leap in knowledge achieved in neurolinguistics. -- Publisher's website Language and languages. Linguistics. Rodman, Robert author. Hyams, Nina M. 1952- author. FO UPD DCAL P 121 F75 2017 Book