02218cam a2200337 i 450000100090000000300050000900500170001400800410003101000170007202000310008903500130012004000340013304200080016705000200017508200320019510000390022724501060026625000190037226400540039130000440044533600260048933700280051533800270054350400510057050505780062152004400119965000170163965000280165670000290168477601670171323482115CSPC20261008161925.0231229s2024    enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2023058369  a9781350355231q(paperback)  a23482115  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLCdCSPC  apcc00aP121b.W75 202400a410bW729u223/eng/202312291 aWinkler, Elizabeth Grace,eauthor.10aUnderstanding language :ba basic course in linguistics /cElizabeth Grace Winkler and Trini Stickle.  aThird edition. 1aLondon ;aNew York :bBloomsbury Academic,c2024.  ax, 332 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPart I. Defining and acquiring language -- What every native speaker secretly understands -- Human language versus animal communication systems -- First language acquisition -- Second language acquisition -- Language, the brain and the mind -- Part II. Structures of language -- Phonetics -- Phonology -- Morphology: the grammar of words -- Syntax: grammatical structures -- Part III. Language in use -- Semantics: language and meaning -- Pragmatics: language in use -- Historical linguistics: the development of English -- Language variation and change -- World englishes.  a"An introduction to linguistics assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the key areas of linguistics in an easy to understand, jargon-free way. Fully updated, with two new chapters, expanded coverage throughout, a wealth of illustrative examples, and accompanied by a companion website, this is an essential introduction for any student studying linguistics for the first time"--cProvided by publisher. 0aLinguistics. 0aLanguage and languages.1 aStickle, Trini,eauthor.08iOnline version:aWinkler, Elizabeth Grace.tUnderstanding language.bThird editiondLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024z9781350355262w(DLC) 2023058370