On Languages And Language
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Status And Function Of Languages And Language Varieties
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Author : Ulrich Ammon
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2012-06-25
Status And Function Of Languages And Language Varieties written by Ulrich Ammon and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Languages Within Language
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Author : Ivan Fonagy
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2001
Languages Within Language written by Ivan Fonagy and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
There is little hope of reconstructing by means of comparative or typological studies a lingua adamica essentially different from present-day languages. The distant preverbal past is however still present in live speech. Phonetic, syntactic and semantic rule transgressions, far from being products of a deficient output, are governed by a universal iconic apparatus, a sort of 'anti-grammar' or 'proto-grammar' which enables the speaker and the poet to express preconscious and subconscious mental contents that could not be conveyed by means of the grammar of any language. Secondary messages, generated by the proto-grammar are integrated into the primary grammatical message. The two messages whose structural and semantic divergence represents a chronological distance of hundreds of thousands of years, constitute a dialectic unity which characterize natural languages. The evolutive approach offers a different, perhaps better understanding of questions related to dynamic synchrony, vocal and verbal style, poetic language, language change.Chapters on: Diversity of the lexicon; Dual encoding: vocal style; Syntactic gesturing; Syntactic regressions; Prosodic expression of emotions; Poetry and vocal art; Situation and meaning; A hidden presence: verbal magic; Playing with language: joke and metaphor; Metaphor: a research instrument; Dynamics of poetic language; Semantic structure of possessive constructions; Semantic structure of punctuation marks; Why gestures?; Between acts and words; Language within language: dynamics, change and evolution.
Speak A Short History Of Languages
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Author : Tore Janson
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2002-03-14
Speak A Short History Of Languages written by Tore Janson and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is a history of human speech from prehistory to the present. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their sounds and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely linked to the history of peoples. Writing in a lively, readable style, distinguished Swedish scholar Tore Janson makes no assumptions about previous knowledge. He takes the reader on a voyage of exploration through the changing patterns of the world's languages, from ancient China to ancient Egypt, imperial Rome to imperial Britain, Sappho's Lesbos to contemporary Africa. He discovers the links between the histories of societies and their languages; he shows how language evolved from primitive calls; he considers the question of whether one language can be more advanced than another. The author describes the history of writing and looks at the impact of changing technology. He ends by assessing the prospects for English world domination and predicting the languages of the distant future. Five historical maps illustrate this fascinating history of our defining characteristic and most valuable asset.
Languages In The World
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Author : Julie Tetel Andresen
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-01-19
Languages In The World written by Julie Tetel Andresen and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world’s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Balances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and society Provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of language by drawing not only on the diverse fields of linguistics (structural, linguist anthropology, historical, sociolinguistics), but also on history, biology, genetics, sociology, and more Includes nine detailed language profiles on Kurdish, Arabic, Tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !Xóõ (Taa), Mongolian, and Quiché A companion website offers a host of supplementary materials including, sound files, further exercises, and detailed introductory information for students new to linguistics
How Languages Work
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Author : Carol Genetti
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-23
How Languages Work written by Carol Genetti and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This new introduction to linguistics presents language in all its amazing complexity, while guiding students gently through the basics. Students emerge with an appreciation of the diversity of the world's languages as well as a deeper understanding of the structure of language, and its broader social and cultural context.
Space In Languages
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Author : Maya Hickmann
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Space In Languages written by Maya Hickmann and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Space is presently the focus of much research and debate across disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. One strong feature of this collection is to bring together theoretical and empirical contributions from these varied scientific traditions, with the collective aim of addressing fundamental questions at the forefront of the current literature: the nature of space in language, the linguistic relativity of space, the relation between spatial language and cognition. Linguistic analyses highlight the multidimensional and heterogeneous nature of space, while also showing the existence of a set of types, parameters, and principles organizing the considerable diversity of linguistic systems and accounting for mechanisms of diachronic change. Findings concerning spatial perception and cognition suggest the existence of two distinct systems governing linguistic and non-linguistic representations, that only partially overlap in some pathologies, but they also show the strong impact of language-specific factors on the course of language acquisition and cognitive development.
Language
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Author : Leonard Bloomfield
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 1994
Language written by Leonard Bloomfield and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Grammar, Comparative and general categories.
The book presents the fundamentals of linguistics and the historical survey of languages to the reader without any complication and obscurity. It is a valuable book for students and scholars of linguistics. The author has followed the traditional order of presentation. He begins with the survey of languages of the world, proceeds with the study of phonetic structure, grammatical forms, syntax and morphology, each being the indispensable preliminary to the study of the ensuing one. The book is divided into 38 chapters which gives a detailed and thorough knowledge of the subject on all important issues, such as analogic and semantic changes, cultural, intimate and dialect borrowings and scores of other points related to the subjects. Of these, Chapter 24 - Semantic Change and Chapter 25 - Cultural Borrowings are much palatable. It is in these chapters that the reader can get right away from the mechanics of language and follow the play of human mind. The book is documented with notes, bibliography, table of phonetic symbols and index.
The Story Of Language
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Author : Mario Pei
language : en
Publisher: New American Library of Canada
Release Date : 1965
The Story Of Language written by Mario Pei and has been published by New American Library of Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Language and languages categories.
Lively, authoritative account of mankind's most important invention.
Languages Of The World
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Author : Asya Pereltsvaig
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-02-09
Languages Of The World written by Asya Pereltsvaig and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-09 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages, familiarizing them with the variety of languages around the world.
Language And Linguistics
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Author : Jean F. Wallwork
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Language And Linguistics written by Jean F. Wallwork and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Language and languages categories.
This book demands no previous knowledge of linguistics but introduces some of the main topics with which linguistic studies deal. It includes a discussion of the nature and functions of language, the differences between spoken and written forms, phonetics, structure, some aspects of meaning, the role of language in education, the teaching of languages and language change.