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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Language introduces you to the fascinating study of human language from an Australian perspective. Chapters explore the nature of human language, the grammatical aspects and psychology of language, as well as language and its relation to society. Popular features include learning objectives and margin definitions in each chapter, along with summary tables inside the covers, which assist you to learn core concepts and terminology.
Table of ContentsIFC: Phoneme List for Australian English Part 1. The nature of human language 1. What is language? Part 2. Grammatical aspects of language 2. Phonetics: The sounMorphologyds of language 3. Phonology: The sound patterns of language 4. Morphology: The words of language 5. Syntax: The sentence patterns of language 6. Semantics and Pragmatics: The meanings of language Part 3. The psychology of language 7. Language acquisition 8. Language processing and the human brain Part 4. Language and society 9. Language in society 10. Language change: The syllables of time 11. Writing: The ABCs of language IBC: Lexical Categories tables
