Thinking Linguistically: A Scientific Approach to LanguageThinking Linguistically is a unique and clearly written introduction to the nature of linguistic analysis and issues in language acquisition. The book is for undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics, education, and psychology. Through twenty problem sets, based in languages not only from the Americas but from other continents as well, Thinking Linguistically: • Initiates students to the linguists’ way of observing and analyzing data by making the methods and the process of inquiry visible and accessible. |
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... ( plural ) manifests itself in a plural NP is the focus of Part I of this book . For any given language , the question we want to answer is this : What phonological effects , if any , does the morpheme ... Plural Noun Formation in English.
... plural suffixes of the underlined words sound . Say the sentences aloud . Concentrate on how the plural suffixes of ... English speakers form plural nouns in speech . Formulate a hypothesis that explains how speakers of English form ...
... English , we have learned quite a bit . We have seen that in both languages , the morpheme ( plural ) is realized phonologically on the noun as a suffix : in Armenian , there are two spoken or surface forms , -ner and -er , while in English ...
Contents
Noun Pluralization or How to Talk About More Than | 11 |
The Role of Phonology | 19 |
Morphology Meets Phonology | 33 |
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Thinking Linguistically: A Scientific Approach to Language Maya Honda,Wayne O'Neil Limited preview - 2007 |
Thinking Linguistically: A Scientific Approach to Language Maya Honda,Wayne O'Neil No preview available - 2007 |