Exploring language structure : a student's guide / Thomas E. Payne.

By:

Payne, Thomas Edward, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 367 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780511140853
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Exploring language structure.DDC classification:

415 22

LOC classification:

P126 .P38 2006eb

Other classification:

17.50
ER 550
ET 300
ET 320
ET 640

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; A note on transcriptions; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to morphology and syntax; 2 Morphological processes and conceptual categories; 3 Morphophonemics; 4 Word classes; 5 Exploring subclasses; 6 Constituent structure; 7 Language typology; 8 Grammatical relations; 9 Voice and valence; 10 Multiclause constructions; Glossary; References; Subject and language index.

Summary: Designed for those beginning to study linguistics, this is a lively introduction to two key aspects of language structure: syntax (the structure of sentences) and morphology (the structure of words). It clearly describes the methods and techniques for analyzing morphology and syntax in any language, and provides numerous practical exercises.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-356) and index.

Designed for those beginning to study linguistics, this is a lively introduction to two key aspects of language structure: syntax (the structure of sentences) and morphology (the structure of words). It clearly describes the methods and techniques for analyzing morphology and syntax in any language, and provides numerous practical exercises.