An Introduction to Language (Hardcover)

Companion Website xiv

Acknowledgments xv

Note to Instructors xvii

Preface: About the Book xix

1 Introduction 1

2 Sounds 31

3 Patterns of Sounds 73

4 Simple Words in the Lexicon 109

5 Idioms, Slang, and the English Lexicon 147

6 Words Made of Many Parts 177

7 Putting Pieces Together 217

8 Building Bigger Phrases 249

9 From Phrases to Meaning 295

10 The Winding Paths of Language in Education 327

11 The Life Cycles of Language 361

Glossary 395

Index 421