Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

By Edward Sapir
Michael Caine
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Length6h 33m

About this audiobook

This book is a leading work in the field of linguistics, providing readers with everything from the grammatical typology of language to speculations about the phenomenon of language drift, the arbitrariness of the association between race and language. The author Edward Sapir was an early 20th century leader in the field of linguists and a leader in American structural linguistics.

Audiobook details

GenreOther
Length6 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Form in Language: Grammatical Concepts
17J
2Types of Linguistic Structure
18K
3Language as a Historical Product: Drift
19L
4Language as a Historical Product: Phonetic Law
20M
5How Languages Influence Each Other
21N
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6Language, Race and Culture
22O
7Language and Literature
23P
8A
24Q
9B
25R
10C
26S
11D
27T
12E
28U
13F
29V
14G
30W
15H
31Y
16I
32Z
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