An Introduction to english language : word, sound and sentence /
Koenraad Kuiper and W. Scott Allan.
- Fifth edition.
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, c2024.
- xxvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Include indexes.
1. Introduction: what is language? -- 2. The form and function of words -- 3. Word meanings and vocabularies -- 4. Speech sounds -- 5. The Phonology of English -- 6. Syllables and suprasegmentals -- 7. The structure of simple sentences -- 8. Complex syntax -- 9. Pragmatics -- Index