01341nam a22001817a 4500 150213b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0335159796 P121.G69 Graddol, David. Describing language. / David Graddol, Jenny Cheshire and Joan Swann. Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1989. vi, 235p.: ills.; 23cm. Includes index Content:The nature of language: Introduction -- The notion of a language -- Language as a hierarchical system -- Investigating language -- The sounds of language: Introduction -- Phonetic description of sounds -- Segmental phonology -- Prosody -- Sentence and word structure: Introduction -- Notions of grammar -- Sentence structure -- The quirk grammar -- Word structure -- Meaning: Introduction -- Word meaning -- Words in context -- The role of world knowledge -- Writing systems: The development of writing systems -- The pattern of english spelling -- Face-to-face interaction: Introduction -- Non-verbal communication -- Conversation management -- Observing and transcribing conversation -- Discourse and text: Introduction -- Differences between speech and writing -- Spoken language -- The analysis of written language. Cheshire, Jenny. Swann, Joan. lcc BK 5395 12895 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 REF 2015-02-13 0 P121.G69 7828/255/15 2015-02-13 00:00:00 2015-02-13 BK