E-book: The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction (2003)

The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction

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Jean Boase-Beier, Ken R. Lodge “The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction" 
Wiley-Blackwell | 2003-02-03 | ISBN: 0631231382 | 272 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

The German Language introduces students of German to a linguistic way of looking at the language. Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon.
Explores the linguistic structure of German from current theoretical perspectives. 
Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon. 
Serves as a valuable resource for students of German language and literature and for linguists with little or no background in the language. 
Includes exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.

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E-book: The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language (2003)

The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language

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The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
Harper Perennial | 2003-01 | ISBN: 9780060520854 | 352 Pages | PDF | 14,4 MB

There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutable and hidebound, but a living, dynamic entity that adapts itself to an ever-changing human environment.

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