The science of words

Title
  1. The science of words / George A. Miller.
Published by
  1. New York : Scientific American Library, [1991]
  2. ©1991.
Author
  1. Miller, George A. (George Armitage), 1920-2012.

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Description
  1. ix, 276 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
Summary
  1. Gives a synthesis of what linguistic science has discovered about words.
Series statement
  1. [Scientific American Library series] ; number 35
Uniform title
  1. Scientific American Library series ; no. 35.
Subject
  1. Lexicology
  2. Linguistics
  3. Linguistics
  4. linguistics
  5. Lexicology
  6. Langage
  7. Sémantique
  8. Lexicologie
  9. Taalpsychologie
  10. Linguistica
Contents
  1. 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
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-268) and index.