本書是一本專為語言學初學者編寫的入門教材。全書共分二十一章，內容包括語言的起源、書寫文字的形成、語言的屬性、動物與人類語言、語音、語音模式、詞與構詞法、形態(tài)學等。
王宗炎序
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Preface
Preface to second edition
1 The origins of language
2 The development of writing
3 The properties of language
4 Animals and human language
5 The sounds of language
6 The sound patterns of language
7 Words and word-formation processes
8 Morpology
9 Phrases and sentences:grammar
10 Syntax
11 Semantics
12 Pragmatics
13 Discourse analysis
14 Language and machines
15 Language and the brain
16 First language acquisition
17 Second language acquisition/learning
18 Sign language
19 Language history and change\
20 Language varieties
21 Language,society and culture
Appendix
References
Index
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