An Introduction to Language

Companion Website xiv Acknowledgments xv Note to Instructors xvii Preface: About the Book xix 1 Introduction 1 2 Sounds 31 3 Patterns of Sounds 73 4 Simple Words in the Lexicon 109 5 Idioms, Slang, and the English Lexicon 147 6 Words Made of Many Parts 177 7 Putting Pieces Together 217 8 Building Bigger Phrases 249 9 From Phrases to Meaning 295 10 The Winding Paths of Language in Education 327 11 The Life Cycles of Language 361 Glossary 395 Index 421