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Language : an introduction to the study of speech / by Edward Sapir.

Author/creator Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939
Other author/creatorGossett, Louise Y., former owner.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Harcourt, Brace & Co., ©1949.
Descriptionix, 242 pages ; 19 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Harvest books ; HB7
Harvest book HB7. ^A910442
Contents Introductory: Language defined -- The elements of speech -- The sounds of language -- Form in language: grammatical processes -- Form in language: grammatical concepts -- Types of linguistic structure -- Language as a historical product: drift -- Language as a historical product: phonetic law -- How languages influence each other -- Language, race and culture -- Language and literature.
Local noteAutographed "Louise Y. Gossett" on front fly-leaf. Stuart Wright Book Collection #100A.14. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2011
Issued in other formOnline version: Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939. Language. New York : Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1949
ISBN0156482339
ISBN9780156482332

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Joyner Stuart Wright Collection P105 .S2 1949 ✔ Available Request Material