How Language Works
by Michael Gasser
Publisher: Indiana University 2006
Number of pages: 36
Description:
Chapter 2 discusses words and word meaning. Chapter 3 discusses phonological categories, the units that are combined to make word forms. Chapter 4 discusses phonological processes, the ways in which the units of word form interact with one another. Chapter 5 discusses compositionality, the principle that allows complex meanings to be expressed by combinations of words. Chapter 6 discusses how words are organized into larger units and how these allow us to refer to states and events in the world. Chapter 7 discusses how the grammars of languages divide the world into abstract conceptual categories. Chapter 8 discusses the productivity and flexibility of language and how grammar makes this possible.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(230KB, PDF)
Similar books
Introduction to Text Linguisticsby R.A. de Beaugrande, Wolfgang Dressler - Routledge
From the table of contents: Foreword; Basic notions; The evolution of text linguistics; The procedural approach; Cohesion; Coherence; Intentionality and acceptability; Informativity; Situationality; Intertextuality; Research and schooling; References
(22834 views)
An Introductory Course in Theoretical English Grammarby Laimutis Valeika, Janina Buitkiene - Vilnius Pedagogical University
This book is intended for university-level students of English who have already taken a practical grammar course. Our aim is to provide the students with a brief survey of English morphological problems in the light of present-day linguistics.
(16717 views)
An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theoryby H. Koopman, D. Sportiche, E. Stabler - UCLA
Contents: Morphology; Syntactic analysis; Clauses; Many other phrases; X-bar theory and discontinuities; The model of syntax; Binding and the hierarchical nature of phrase structure; Apparent violations of Locality of Selection; Raising and Control.
(16203 views)
Analyzing Linguistic Data: A Practical Introduction to Statisticsby R. H. Baayen - Cambridge University Press
This book provides an introduction to the statistical analysis of quantitative data for researchers studying language and language processing. Designed for linguists with a non-mathematical background, it clearly introduces the basic principles ...
(10907 views)