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| + | There are many ways to approach determining what Language is. One approach is to provide individual definitions. However, definitions cannot provide real-world guidance as to where to find books on language or how to understand which fields of study exist and how they are organized. Another method is to provide a comprehensive taxonomy of subjects within the domain of language, such as provided by the Library of Congress Subject Headings. | ||
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| − | * [[Individual Languages]] | + | * [[Taxonomy of Individual Languages]] |
| − | * [[Language Families]] | + | * [[Taxonomy of Language Families]] |
| − | * [[Language Names -- By Geographic Regions]] | + | * [[Taxonomy of Language Names -- By Geographic Regions]] |
| − | * [[Language | + | * [[Taxonomy of Language Subjects (Other than Names of Languages)]] |
| − | * [[Taxonomy of Call Numbers]] | + | * [[Taxonomy of Call Numbers -- Where to find the books on Language on University Library Shelves]] |
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| + | * [[Table of Contents -- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language -- David Crystal]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:28, 28 March 2009
There are many ways to approach determining what Language is. One approach is to provide individual definitions. However, definitions cannot provide real-world guidance as to where to find books on language or how to understand which fields of study exist and how they are organized. Another method is to provide a comprehensive taxonomy of subjects within the domain of language, such as provided by the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
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