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1st pub.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011

ix, 202 s. : il., mapy ; 25 cm

ISBN 978-0-521-71388-7 (brož.)

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Contents // Acknowledgements page ix // 1 Introduction 1 // 2 Talking to Garfield: Human and animal communication 5 // 3 Did I hear that right? The sounds of language 24 // 4 Twisted words: Word structure and meaning 40 // 5 Fitting words together: Phrase structure and meaning 55 // 6 Meaning one thing and saying another: Indirect speech and // conversational principles 74 // 7 Fitting the pieces together: The structure of discourse 96 // 8 “Kids say the darndest things”: Children acquiring language 116 // 9 Variety is the spice of life: Language variation 138 // 10 Cross-cultural gaffes: Language and culture 153 // 11 The language police: Prescriptivism and standardization 166 // 12 So long, and thanks for all the fish ... 184 // Notes 188 // Glossary 195 // Index 201 // vii