Chao 1968

Chao, Yuen Ren. 1968.Language and symbolic systems. London: Cambridge University Press. 240 pages. 521 09457 7. Location: Dallas SIL Library 400 C461L. Interest level: lay specialist.

Is an introduction to the study of language for nonspecialists or beginners in linguistics. Covers the whole field of language and of modern developments in linguistics with particular emphasis on aspects likely to be most interesting to laymen. Deals with basic topics, such as

• phonology
• syntax, and
• foreign language study.

Provides a survey of languages of the world. Emphasizes the relationship between language and other aspects of human culture, and discusses

• systems of writing
• minority languages, and
• problems of translation in this context.

Important part reviews symbolic systems in language, writing, and modern communication technology with applications such as

• automatic speech
• machine translation, and
• related topics. (back cover).

• Bibliography module: Chao 1968
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): C
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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