Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech

""Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech"" is a book written by Edward Sapir, a renowned anthropologist and linguist. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of language, exploring its nature, structure, and function. Sapir delves into the various aspects of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. He also discusses the relationship between language and culture, and how language influences our perception of the world around us. The book is written in an accessible manner, making it a great resource for students and anyone interested in the study of language. Sapir's insights and observations continue to be relevant to contemporary linguistic research, and this book remains a classic in the field.1921. This little book aims to give a certain perspective on the subject of language rather than to assemble facts about it. It has little to say of the ultimate psychological basis of speech and gives only enough of the actual descriptive or historical facts of particular languages to illustrate principles. Its main purpose is to show what I conceive language to be, what is its variability in place and time, and what are its relations to other fundamental human interests-the problem of thought, the nature of the historical process, race, culture, art. Contents: Language Define; 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; and Language and Literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.