TY - BOOK AU - Jackson,Howard AU - Stockwell,Peter TI - An introduction to the nature and functions of language SN - 9781441143730 (hc) AV - PE1106 .J295 2011 U1 - 425 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - English language KW - Grammar KW - Linguistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- 1. Describing language -- 2. A toolkit for language analysis -- 3. Analysing texts and discourses -- 4. Language change -- 5. Language acquisition and development -- 6. Language variation -- 7. Language in use -- Glossary -- References -- Index ER -