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Finegan, Edward, 1940-

Language : its structure and use / Edward Finegan. - 4th ed. - Boston, Mass. : Thomson Wadsworth, c2004. - xxvii, 607 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language and linguistics - Part 1. Language structures: Words and their parts: Lexicon and morphology - The sounds of languages: Phonetics - Sound systems of languages: Phonetics - Sound systems of language: Phonology - The structure and function of phrases and sentences: syntax - The study of meaning: semantics - Language universals and language typology - Part 2. Language use: Information structure and pragmatics - Speech acts and conversation - Registers and styles: language variation across situations of use - Language variation among social groups: Dialects - Writing - Part 3. Language change, language development, and language acquisition: Language change over time: Historical linguistics - Historical development in English - Acquiring first and second languages

ISBN: 0838407943

LCCN: 2003-110245

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and languages.
Linguistics.

Subjects--Index Terms: Ngôn ngữ Ngôn ngữ học

LC Class. No.: P106 / .F525 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 410 / FIN 2004