An Introduction to Language and Linguistics Book

Paperback. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 556 Publisher: Camidge. University Press This Accessible textbook is the only introduction to linguistics in which the each chapter is written by an Expert who teaches courses on that topic. Ensuring Balanced and Uniformly excellent coverage of the full range of modern linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge the text offers a clear introduction to the traditional topics of structural linguistics (theories of sound. form. meaning. and language change). and in addition provides full coverage of contextual linguistics. including separate chapters on discourse. dialect variation. language and culture. and the politics of language. There are also up-to-date separate chapters on language and the ain. computational linguistics. writing. child language acquisition. and second-language learning. The eadth of the textbook makes it ideal for introducto...Read More