Language Its Structure and Use

Name: Language Its Structure and Use
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ISBN: 9780495900412

ISBN-10: 0495900419

ISBN-13: 9780495900412

Edition: 6th 2012

Authors: Edward Finegan, Edward Finegan

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Whatever you do and wherever you go, you use language to interact. This text explains what human language is and how it works, giving you a look into the multiple fascinating and surprising facets of this uniquely human trait. It offers many opportunities to ask your own questions and explore the language in use all around you.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Edward Finegan, SCJP, is a senior Java software developer and is currently working in the casino industry developing gaming software. He has past experience in aerospace radar data commutation and artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning algorithms.Robert Liguori, SCJP has been a senior software engineer since 1996 and is currently the lead developer for several Java-based air traffic management applications. He is the President of the Atlantic City Java User Group.




Languages and Linguistics



Language Structures



Words and Their Parts: Lexicon and Morphology



The Sounds 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



Language Use



Information Structure and Pragmatics



Speech Acts and Conversation



Language Variation across Situations of Use: Registers and Styles



Language Variation among Social Groups: Dialects



Language Change, Language Development, and Language Acquisition



Language Change over Time: Historical Linguistics



Historical Development in English



Acquiring First and Second Languages


Glossary


Answers to Exercises for Practice


Index


Index of Languages


Index of Internet Sites


Index of Videos


Credits