Language: Its Structure and Use

Language Structure And Language Use -- Phonetics : The Sounds Of Language -- Phonology : The Sound Systems Of Language -- Morphology : Structured Meaning In Words -- Syntax : Sentences And Their Structure -- Semantics : Word Meaning And Sentence Meaning -- Pragmatics : Information Structure -- Language Universals And Language Typology -- The Historical Development Of Languages -- Speech Acts And Conversation -- Writing -- Dialects : Linguistic Variation Among Social Groups -- Registers : Language Variation In Situations Of Use -- The Historical Development Of English -- Language Standards And Language Attitudes. Edward Finegan, Niko Besnier. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.