The Wonders of Language: Or How to Make Noises and Influence People
Author:   Ian Roberts (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781316604410


Pages:   238
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ian Roberts (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.80cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781316604410


ISBN 10:   1316604411
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction; 1. How to make noises - phonetics; 2. How to organise noises - phonology; 3. How to build a word - morphology; 4. How to say absolutely anything you want to - syntax; 5. How to build a world - semantics; 6. How to influence people - pragmatics; 7. How to find lost languages - historical linguistics; 8. How to influence the right people - sociolinguistics; 9. How to lose a language and how to learn a language - psycholinguistics; 10. How to build a language - language typology and universals.

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Ian Roberts has taught in Switzerland, Wales and Germany, and is currently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge. He has published six monographs and two textbooks, and has edited several collections of articles.

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