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How Languages Work: An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Published Nov 15, 2018 · Carol Genetti, A. Adelman, A. I. Aĭkhenvalʹd
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1. Introduction: language, languages, and linguistics Carol Genetti 2. Phonetics: physical dimensions of speech sounds Matthew Gordon 3. Phonology: organization of speech sounds Matthew Gordon 4. Morphology: what's in a word? Marianne Mithun 5. Word classes: evidence from grammatical behavior Carol Genetti 6. Syntax: words in combination Carol Genetti 7. Semantics: how language makes sense Michael Israel 8. Pragmatics: inference for language Mira Ariel 9. Discourse: language beyond the sentence Wallace Chafe 10. Prosody: the music of language Wallace Chafe 11. Language and the social world Mary Bucholtz 12. Language change: the dynamicity of linguistic systems Marianne Mithun 13. Language contact and areal linguistics Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald 14. First language acquisition Patricia Clancy 15. Second language acquisition Dorothy Chun and Jan Frodesen Language Profiles: 1. Kabardian Matthew Gordon and Ayla Applebaum 2. Goemai Birgit Hellwig 3. Manange Kristine Hildebrandt 4. Finnish Ritva Laury 5. Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) Toshihide Nakayama 6. South Conchucos Quechua Daniel Hintz 7. Tsez Bernard Comrie 8. Bardi Claire Bowern 9. Lowland Chontal Loretta O'Connor 10. Manambu Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Carol Genetti 11. Indonesian Robert Englebretson 12. Seneca Wallace Chafe 13. Akkadian Guy Deutscher.
This course introduces the study of language and linguistics, focusing on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, language change, and language acquisition.
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