Preface to the first edition |
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Preface to the second edition |
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I Popular ideas about language |
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1 The prescriptive tradition |
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2 | (4) |
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2 The equality of languages |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (2) |
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4 The functions of language |
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10 | (4) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (66) |
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18 | (4) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (10) |
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9 Ethnic and national identity |
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34 | (4) |
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38 | (12) |
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50 | (18) |
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12 Stylistic identity and literature |
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68 | (15) |
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III The structure of language |
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83 | (46) |
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84 | (2) |
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14 Typology and universals |
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86 | (4) |
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15 The statistical structure of language |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (12) |
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104 | (8) |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (5) |
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IV The medium of language: speaking and listening |
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129 | (56) |
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22 The anatomy and physiology of speech |
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130 | (8) |
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23 The acoustics of speech |
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138 | (6) |
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24 The instrumental analysis of speech |
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144 | (4) |
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148 | (7) |
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26 Speech interaction with machines |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (8) |
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28 The linguistic use of sound |
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168 | (9) |
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177 | (5) |
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182 | (3) |
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V The medium of language: writing and reading |
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185 | (144) |
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31 Written and spoken language |
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186 | (4) |
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190 | (14) |
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204 | (14) |
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34 The process of reading and writing |
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218 | (11) |
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VI The medium of language: signing and seeing |
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229 | (8) |
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230 | (2) |
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36 Sign language structure |
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232 | (2) |
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37 Types of sign language |
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234 | (3) |
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VII Child language acquisition |
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237 | (30) |
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38 Investigating children's language |
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238 | (8) |
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246 | (4) |
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40 Phonological development |
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250 | (2) |
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41 Grammatical development |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (2) |
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44 Language development in school |
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258 | (9) |
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VIII Language, brain, and disability |
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267 | (26) |
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45 Language and the brain |
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268 | (6) |
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274 | (19) |
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IX The languages of the world |
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293 | (58) |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (2) |
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49 The origins of language |
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298 | (4) |
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302 | (4) |
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51 The Indo-European family |
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306 | (8) |
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314 | (22) |
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336 | (2) |
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338 | (6) |
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344 | (7) |
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351 | (68) |
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352 | (2) |
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57 Translating and interpreting |
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354 | (8) |
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362 | (5) |
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367 | (5) |
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372 | (4) |
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376 | (12) |
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62 Foreign language learning and teaching |
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388 | (10) |
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63 Language for special purposes |
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398 | (21) |
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XI Language and Communication |
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419 | (20) |
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64 Language and other communication systems |
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420 | (8) |
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428 | (11) |
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439 | (75) |
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440 | (22) |
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II Special symbols and abbreviations used in the encydopedia |
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462 | (3) |
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III Table of the world's languages |
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465 | (19) |
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484 | (5) |
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489 | (5) |
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VI Index of languages, families, dialects, and scripts |
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494 | (4) |
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VII Index of authors and personalities |
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498 | (3) |
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501 | (13) |
Acknowledgements |
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