General
linguistics
Summary
OP3/4 – year 3 – HRO
Book: The study of language – 5th edition – George Yule (Cambridge)
Summary General Linguistics – HRO, Year 3
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – The origins of language...................................3
Study question p8...................................................................5
Chapter 2 – Animals and human language...........................7
Study questions p22...............................................................9
Chapter 5 – The sounds of language.................................11
Study questions p59.............................................................13
Chapter 6 – Morphology...................................................16
Study questions p73.............................................................18
Chapter 7 – Grammar.......................................................20
Study questions p89.............................................................23
Chapter 8 – Syntax..........................................................25
Study questions p103...........................................................27
Chapter 9 – Semantics.....................................................29
Review.................................................................................35
Study questions p120...........................................................36
Chapter 10 – Pragmatics..................................................38
Review.................................................................................40
Study questions p134-135.....................................................41
Chapter 11 – Discourse analysis.......................................43
Study questions p149...........................................................46
Chapter 12 – Language and the brain...............................47
Study questions p165...........................................................51
Chapter 13 – First language acquisition............................52
Study questions p 181...........................................................56
Chapter 14 – Second language acquisition........................57
Study questions p196...........................................................61
Chapter 16 – Written language.........................................62
Study questions p221...........................................................68
Chapter 17 – Language history & change..........................69
Study questions p237...........................................................76
Chapter 18 – Regional variation in language.....................77
Study questions p252...........................................................81
Chapter 19 – Social variation in language..........................82
Review.................................................................................87
Study questions p 266...........................................................89
Chapter 20 – Language and culture..................................90
Review.................................................................................93
Study questions 281.............................................................94
Summary General Linguistics – HRO, Year 3
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linguistics
Summary
OP3/4 – year 3 – HRO
Book: The study of language – 5th edition – George Yule (Cambridge)
Summary General Linguistics – HRO, Year 3
1
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – The origins of language...................................3
Study question p8...................................................................5
Chapter 2 – Animals and human language...........................7
Study questions p22...............................................................9
Chapter 5 – The sounds of language.................................11
Study questions p59.............................................................13
Chapter 6 – Morphology...................................................16
Study questions p73.............................................................18
Chapter 7 – Grammar.......................................................20
Study questions p89.............................................................23
Chapter 8 – Syntax..........................................................25
Study questions p103...........................................................27
Chapter 9 – Semantics.....................................................29
Review.................................................................................35
Study questions p120...........................................................36
Chapter 10 – Pragmatics..................................................38
Review.................................................................................40
Study questions p134-135.....................................................41
Chapter 11 – Discourse analysis.......................................43
Study questions p149...........................................................46
Chapter 12 – Language and the brain...............................47
Study questions p165...........................................................51
Chapter 13 – First language acquisition............................52
Study questions p 181...........................................................56
Chapter 14 – Second language acquisition........................57
Study questions p196...........................................................61
Chapter 16 – Written language.........................................62
Study questions p221...........................................................68
Chapter 17 – Language history & change..........................69
Study questions p237...........................................................76
Chapter 18 – Regional variation in language.....................77
Study questions p252...........................................................81
Chapter 19 – Social variation in language..........................82
Review.................................................................................87
Study questions p 266...........................................................89
Chapter 20 – Language and culture..................................90
Review.................................................................................93
Study questions 281.............................................................94
Summary General Linguistics – HRO, Year 3
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