In a message dated 7/14/2004 6:19:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jakob@IMSA.EDU
writes:
>Hey all, I've been a member of this list for about a month now, and I'm just
>starting my own language. I am very much an amateur, as I only have about a
>week
>of experience. Could anyone suggest any helpful/well-known books that deal
with
>basic grammar, phonology, etc. of natural languages?... hopefully something
>common enough to find at my local library. Thanks in advance.
Welcome.
_The World's Major Languages_ ed. by Bernard Comrie is fairly easy to find
and often recommended on this list.
Doug