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236p. "What is Language, and how do we study it? This is a big question, and it's the question that this textbook sets out to both show you and to actively engage you with. In the preface, we motivated the study of Language from a broad perspective - Language (with an upper case L, which we distinguish from language with a lower case L in the next section) is the means by which we engage the world and understand our place in it. Language isn't a random collection of sounds or symbols thrown from one person to another, but a predictable and patterned collection of specific elements that can be studied in a similar way to many other sciences, like biology, or chemistry, or physics. This chapter will address the two big questions above - What is Language? How do we study it? - in turn, setting the stage for the subsequent chapters, in which you will learn how to engage with language scientifically; that is, you'll learn how to think like a linguist"-- Introducing language analysis -- Analyzing sound : phonetics and phonology -- Analyzing structure : morphology and syntax -- Analyzing meaning : semantics and pragmatics -- Analyzing language : putting it all together. Kristin E. Denham, Jordan B. Sandoval. Includes bibliographical references. Linguistics School of Business and Education Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General P121 .S26 2021 P121.S26 2021 LAN009000 LAN009000 Denham, Kristin E., 1967- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 (DLC) 2021009543 9781107183926 9781316635209 2021009542 KyU 210514 20260506153318.0 22036271 eng