The science of words
- Title
- The science of words / George A. Miller.
- Published by
- New York : Scientific American Library, [1991]
- ©1991.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- ix, 276 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
- Summary
- Gives a synthesis of what linguistic science has discovered about words.
- Series statement
- [Scientific American Library series] ; number 35
- Uniform title
- Scientific American Library series ; no. 35.
- Subject
- Contents
- Preface -- The scientific study of language -- Units of analysis -- The written word -- The spoken word -- Word families -- Word formation -- The mental lexicon -- Word meanings -- Categorizing experience -- Drawing distinctions -- Making sentences -- The growth of vocabulary -- A final word.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-268) and index.