Language and the Lexicon: An Introduction

by David Singleton

Book Overview

The lexicon is becoming an increasingly popular area of investigation within linguistics and language studies. Language is popularly conceived of in terms of words, and words are also integral to the way in which linguists have traditionally approached language as an object of study. This volume is the first to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of lexicology and will prove invaluable to the growing number of students of lexicology who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340731745
• ISBN13: 9780340731741
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"