ISBN:
9780199908417
,
0199908419
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xii, 244 p.)
,
ill., maps.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Macaulay, Ronald K.S Social art
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Sociolinguistics
;
Language and languages
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Linguistics ; Sociolinguistics
;
Language and languages
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Linguistik
;
Einführung
;
Electronic books Einführung
;
Einführung
Abstract:
Give a dog a name -- Learning one's first language -- The act of communicating -- Prosodic features -- Learning about words and their structure -- Discovering the structure of language: syntax -- More syntax -- Still more syntax -- Semantics -- Pragmatically speaking -- Theories of language development -- Variety -- Regional dialects -- Social class -- Written language -- Register -- Style -- Sex differences -- The magic of words -- Rhetoric -- Conversation -- Narratives -- Learning a second language -- The evolution of language -- Language change -- The history of English -- Indo-European -- Languages of the world -- Language and thought -- Pronouns -- Gender -- Pidgins and creoles -- Literature -- Children's lore and language -- Envoi: confessio amantis.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-233) and index. - Description based on print version record
