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_bTRA
100 _aTrask, R.L. ;
245 _aLanguage : the basics
250 _a2nd Edition.
260 _aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c1999.
300 _axiv, 244 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncluded Index.
520 _aLanguage: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works. New features include: * a chapter on 'Language in Use' which introduces pragmatics, metaphor, speech and writing and discourse analysis * a section on sign language * a glossary of key terms * an expanded further reading section Language: the Basics provides an overview for students and anyone who's ever been accused of splitting an infinitive.
650 _aLanguage.
942 _cREF
999 _c13036
_d13036