Introducing Linguistics
Introducing Linguistics Everything we do involves language. Each thought-provoking chapter is accessible to readers from a variety of fields, and is helpfully organized across six parts: sound;…
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Introducing Linguistics
Everything we do involves language. Each thought-provoking chapter is accessible to readers from a variety of fields, and is helpfully organized across six parts: sound; structure and meaning; language typologies and change; language and social aspects; language acquisition; and language, cognition, and the brain. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers students a contemporary introduction to the study of language.
The chapters feature illustrative tables, figures and maps, along with three types of pedagogical boxes (Linguistic Tidbits; Pause and Reflect; and Eyes on World Languages) that break up text, contextualize information, and provide colourful accents that give real data from languages across the globe. The book's companion website also offers three brief chapters on language and computers; animal communication; and dialectal varieties of English. Key words are bolded and
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