Language, Linguistics and Development

Language is a system that comprises of the development and use of complex systems of communication. The scientific study of language is called linguistics. It is concerned with the analysis of language form, meaning and context. Grammar and stylistics are the pillars of linguistics that are crucial to the understanding and development of language. Phonetics, semantics, pragmatics, phonology, morphology, etc. are sub-fields that approach the study of languages from a grammatical framework. Stylistics explores linguistic and tonal style of texts. The development and evolution of languages undergo several stages. These stages are pidgin, creole, dialect, discourse, standard language, lexicon and relativity. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of language development and linguistics. It contains some path-breaking studies in this field. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels.