TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hornsby,David
TI  - Linguistics: a complete introduction 
T2  - Teach yourself books
SN  - 9781444180329
AV  - P121 .H67 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder & Stoughton
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - Linguistique
KW  - linguistics
KW  - aat
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes index; At the head of the title: Teach yourself; Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and index; Thinking like a linguist -- A brief history of linguistic thought -- Structural linguistics -- The building blocks of language: describing speech sounds -- Laying the foundations: sound systems in language -- Building words: morphology -- A grammar of sentences: syntax -- The Chomskyan revolution: generative grammar -- Semantics: the meaning of "meaning" -- Pragmatics: saying what you mean -- Exploring variation in language -- Choosing your language: multilingualism and language planning -- Mechanisms of language change
N2  - A comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to understanding linguistics. Hornsby explains linguistic thought, syntax, sound systems, language acquisition, and much more. This book will be helpful whether you are studying for an exam or essay, or you simply want to improve your knowledge
ER  -