Language and linguistics : an introduction / Sasha Ortega.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Larsen & Keller, 2025Description: viii, 182 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9798888367995
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 410 Or82l
LOC classification:
  • P121 .O784 2025
Contents:
Language and linguistics: an overview -- Phonetics -- Phonology -- Morphology -- Syllables, words and structures -- Semantics, pragmatics and their principles -- Language acquisitions.
Summary: "Linguistics is the scientific study of language, encompassing a range of key areas including meaning, context, and form. Semantics, the study of meaning, investigates the relationship between linguistic signifiers and their denotations. The concept of context in language refers to the situational framework surrounding an event, which provides the necessary resources to interpret it accurately. The study of linguistic form, or theoretical linguistics, investigates the underlying principles and structures of language, addressing fundamental questions about its nature and function. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts in the field of language and linguistics. It attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under the discipline and how such concepts have practical applications. This book, with its detailed analysis and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels"-- Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language and linguistics: an overview -- Phonetics -- Phonology -- Morphology -- Syllables, words and structures -- Semantics, pragmatics and their principles -- Language acquisitions.

"Linguistics is the scientific study of language, encompassing a range of key areas including meaning, context, and form. Semantics, the study of meaning, investigates the relationship between linguistic signifiers and their denotations. The concept of context in language refers to the situational framework surrounding an event, which provides the necessary resources to interpret it accurately. The study of linguistic form, or theoretical linguistics, investigates the underlying principles and structures of language, addressing fundamental questions about its nature and function. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts in the field of language and linguistics. It attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under the discipline and how such concepts have practical applications. This book, with its detailed analysis and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels"-- Back cover.

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