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Deze serie duikt in de veelzijdige aard van taal en de centrale rol ervan in menselijke aangelegenheden. Het biedt lezers een fundamenteel begrip van belangrijke linguïstische concepten en dient als springplank voor diegenen die meer technische literatuur willen verkennen. De collectie rust individuen uit met de essentiële kennis om zich bezig te houden met geavanceerde teksten op dit gebied.

Corpus Linguistics
The English Language : A Historical Introduction
The Seeds of Speech
How children learn language
The English Language
Language change. Progress or decay?

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  • Language change. Progress or decay?

    3,6(16)Tarief

    How and why do languages change? Where does the evidence of language change come from? How do languages begin and end? This introduction to language change explores these and other questions, considering changes through time. The central theme of this book is whether language change is a symptom of progress or decay. This book will show you why it is neither, and that understanding the factors surrounding how language change occurs is essential to understanding why it happens. This updated edition remains non-technical and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.

    Language change. Progress or decay?

  • How children learn language

    4,0(70)Tarief

    Demonstrating how children learn to produce and distinguish between sounds, and their acquisition of words and meanings, this book explains their incredible mastery of language. William O'Grady provides readers with an overview not only of the language acquisition process itself, but also of the ingenious experiments and techniques that researchers use to investigate this mysterious phenomenon.

    How children learn language

  • The Seeds of Speech

    Language Origin and Evolution

    • 296bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen
    3,7(84)Tarief

    Exploring the origins and evolution of human language, this comprehensive introduction delves into its development over time. It offers insights into linguistic diversity and the factors that have shaped communication among humans. With its accessible approach, the book serves as a valuable resource for readers interested in understanding how language has evolved and its significance in human society.

    The Seeds of Speech

  • The English Language : A Historical Introduction

    • 312bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen
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    The English Language: A Historical Introduction covers the history of the English language from its prehistoric Indo-European origins to the present day. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, Charles Barber describes the nature of language and language change, and presents a history of the English language at different periods, dealing with key topics such as grammar, pronunciation and semantics. Where necessary, he introduces and explains the main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics. There are also chapters on English in the scientific age, English as a world language and the future of the language. Charles Barber uses dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Addison, to illustrate the state of the English language through time in a range of contexts. This is a fascinating book for anyone with an interest in language.

    The English Language : A Historical Introduction

  • Corpus Linguistics

    Investigating Language Structure and Use

    • 324bladzijden
    • 12 uur lezen

    An investigation into the way people use language in speech and writing, this volume introduces the corpus-based approach, which is based on analysis of large databases of real language examples stored on computer.

    Corpus Linguistics