Cengage Learning, Inc Language: Its Structure and Use 7th edition

The seventh edition of this textbook has been revised to include relevant, new words like "tweet" and "google," new "At the Bar" sections illustrating real-life uses of the material, updated "Computers and " sections, and additional diagrams. The text introduces questions about language structures, acquisition, and development and the roles of language in human interaction and perception. Chapter topics include total world languages, country official languages, the characteristics of human language, languages as patterned structures, modes of linguistic communication, non-human languages, and the origin of human languages. The text features special features such as exercises, a glossary, and "What Do You Think?" interactions preceding each chapter, which can be answered after reading the featured text. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) Whatever you do and wherever you go, you use language to interact. This text explains what human language is and how it works, giving you a look into the multiple fascinating and surprising facets of this uniquely human trait. You'll find many opportunities to ask your own questions and explore the language in use all around you. Autorid: Edward Finegan