An introduction to the nature and functions of language
By: Howard Jackson and Peter Stockwell.
Contributors: Stockwell, Peter.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781441143730; 9781441121516
Subjects: English language -- Grammar; Linguistics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Describing language; title: 2. Toolkit for language analysis; title: 3. Analysing texts and discourses; title: 4. Language change; title: 5. Language acquisition and development; title: 6. Language variation; title: 7. Language in use; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary; title: Index.