Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics.
- A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages
- Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds
- Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism
- Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject
- Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading
- Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field
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- Year Published:
- 2012
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- Editors:
- Baker, Anne E. (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)|Hengeveld, Kees (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
- ISBN:
- 9780631230366
- Number of Pages:
- 480
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken
- Publication Date:
- 20/02/2012
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Series:
- Introducing Linguistics
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- SKU:
- 9780631230366