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Introduction: what this book is about and how it can be used
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of contents v
- Preface to the first edition ix
- Preface to the second edition x
- Preface to the third edition xi
- Abbreviations and notational conventions xii
- Introduction: what this book is about and how it can be used 1
- 1. The sounds: phonetics 3
- 2. The sound system: phonology 31
- 3. The structure of words: morphology 71
- 4. The structure of sentences: syntax 113
- 5. The meaning of words and sentences: semantics 145
- 6. Studying language in use: pragmatics 181
- 7. Extensions and applications: historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics 215
- 8. Linguistics as an empirical science 237
- Glossary 267
- References 283
- Subject index 287
- The International Phonetic Alphabet 291
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of contents v
- Preface to the first edition ix
- Preface to the second edition x
- Preface to the third edition xi
- Abbreviations and notational conventions xii
- Introduction: what this book is about and how it can be used 1
- 1. The sounds: phonetics 3
- 2. The sound system: phonology 31
- 3. The structure of words: morphology 71
- 4. The structure of sentences: syntax 113
- 5. The meaning of words and sentences: semantics 145
- 6. Studying language in use: pragmatics 181
- 7. Extensions and applications: historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics 215
- 8. Linguistics as an empirical science 237
- Glossary 267
- References 283
- Subject index 287
- The International Phonetic Alphabet 291