THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE SECOND EDITIONPDF电子书下载

1 The origins of language 1

2 The development of writing 9

3 The properties of language 19

4 Animals and human language 30

5 The sounds of language 40

6 The sound patterns of language 53

7 Words and word-formation processes 63

8 Morphology 74

9 Phrases and sentences: grammar 86

10 Syntax 100

11 Semantics 114

12 Pragmatics 127

13 Discourse analysis 139

14 Language and machines 151

15 Language and the brain 162

16 First language acquisition 175

17 Second language acquisition/learning 190

18 Sign language 202

19 Language history and change 213

20 Language varieties 226

21 Language, society and culture 239

Appendix Suggested answers to study questions 254

References 261

Index 286