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020			_a0335159796
050			_aP121.G69
100			_aGraddol, David.
245			_aDescribing language. / _cDavid Graddol, Jenny Cheshire and Joan Swann.
260			_aPhiladelphia: _bOpen University Press, _c1989.
300			_avi, 235p.: _bills.; _c23cm.
500			_aIncludes index
505			_aContent:The nature of language: Introduction -- The notion of a language -- Language as a hierarchical system -- Investigating language -- The sounds of language: Introduction -- Phonetic description of sounds -- Segmental phonology -- Prosody -- Sentence and word structure: Introduction -- Notions of grammar -- Sentence structure -- The quirk grammar -- Word structure -- Meaning: Introduction -- Word meaning -- Words in context -- The role of world knowledge -- Writing systems: The development of writing systems -- The pattern of english spelling -- Face-to-face interaction: Introduction -- Non-verbal communication -- Conversation management -- Observing and transcribing conversation -- Discourse and text: Introduction -- Differences between speech and writing -- Spoken language -- The analysis of written language.
700			_aCheshire, Jenny.
700			_aSwann, Joan.
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