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Publication details [#6562]
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
French
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A general introduction to the science of linguistics as conceived from Martinet's functional-structuralist point of view. It contains chapters on: linguistics, 'language' and 'langue'; linguistic description; aspects of phonological analysis from a functional point of view; meaningful units in language; the variety of idioms and uses in language; and the evolution of languages (diachronically) and the factors causing it.