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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... tree asks us to consider whether the morpheme ( plural ) is realized in speech as a prefix to the N ( noun ) , a ... Tree ( 2 ) above represents all the grammatical NPs given in examples ( 1-8 ) of Problem Set 7. For example , here is ...
... tree in ( 3 ) does not fully capture the possibilities in language for the ' singular / plural ' and the ' singular / dual / plural ' contrast . Thus we modify the tree , representing number with two features and their values : ( 4 ) NP ...
... tree- { INV } { INV } -be ' It's a tree . ' / aa ε - dɔɔ / tree dual - be ' It's two trees . ' / aa Ø - dɔɔ / tree singular - be ' They're trees . ' Class III / k ! ɔn - gǝ e - dɔɔ / tomato- { INV } { INV } -be ' It's a tomato . ' / k ...
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 |