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The Cambridge encyclopedia of language / David Crystal

By:

Crystal, David [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, c1987Description: vii, 472 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:

521264383

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

P 29 .C79 1987

Contents:

Preface -- I: Popular ideas about language -- II: Language and identity -- III: The structure of language -- IV: The medium of language: speaking and listening -- V: The medium of language: writing and reading -- VI: The medium of language: signing and seeing -- VII: Child language acquisition -- VIII: Language, brain, and handicap -- IX: The languages of the world -- X: Language in the world -- XI: Language and communication -- Appendices.

Summary: "This book is to celebrate the existence of human language, and to provide a tribute to those who engage in its study. Its aim is to illustrate the enormous diversity of the world’s languages, and the great range, complexity, and beauty of expression that can be encountered in any of them, whether spoken by millions or by hundreds – from the most polished formulations of respected literature to the most routine utterances of everyday conversation."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Reference	Reference	REF P 29N .C79 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000004450

Includes index .

Preface -- I: Popular ideas about language -- II: Language and identity -- III: The structure of language -- IV: The medium of language: speaking
and listening -- V: The medium of language: writing and reading -- VI: The medium of language: signing and seeing -- VII: Child language acquisition -- VIII: Language, brain, and handicap -- IX: The languages of the world -- X: Language in the world -- XI: Language and communication -- Appendices.

"This book is to celebrate the existence of human language, and to provide a tribute to those who engage in its study. Its aim is to illustrate the enormous diversity of the world’s languages, and the
great range, complexity, and beauty of expression that can be encountered in any of them, whether spoken by millions or by hundreds – from the most polished formulations of respected literature to the most routine utterances of everyday conversation."

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