: Preface
01: What is linguistics?
02: What is language?
03: The study of language
04: Deciding where to begin
05: Sound patterns
06: Words and pieces of words
07: Sentence patterns
08: Meaning
09: Using language
10: Language and society
11: Language and mind
12: Language and style
13: Language change
14: Comparing languages
15: Attitudes towards change
16: Seeking a suitable framework
17: Trouble with transformations
18: Back to basics
: Epilogue
: Further reading
: List of symbols and abbreviations
: Phonetics: the study of speech sounds
: Index

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A comprehensive text on linguistics which includes sections on speech disorders, politeness, the language of advertising and phonetics.

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A comprehensive text on linguistics which includes sections on speech disorders, politeness, the language of advertising and phonetics.

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Jean Aitchison is Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford. She gave the BBC Reith Lectures in 1996.

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