Author: Joyce Bruhn de Garavito
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108482554
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Offers a contemporary approach to the study of language. The engaging, thought-provoking discourse of this book makes it accessible to all learners.
Introducing Linguistics
Author: Joyce Bruhn de Garavito
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108482554
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Offers a contemporary approach to the study of language. The engaging, thought-provoking discourse of this book makes it accessible to all learners.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108482554
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 639
Book Description
Offers a contemporary approach to the study of language. The engaging, thought-provoking discourse of this book makes it accessible to all learners.
Introducing Linguistics
Author: R. L. Trask
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848317719
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, "Introducing Linguistics" reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human skill.
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848317719
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, "Introducing Linguistics" reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human skill.
Linguistics for Everyone
Author: Kristin E. Denham
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781111836603
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
LINGUISTICS FOR EVERYONE, 2E, International Edition connects the study of linguistics to the language you use every day. The text is very user-friendly: casual writing style, logical presentation of material, balance of theoretical and practical, entertaining information, and lots of ideas and activities to put what you learn to use right away. The first chapter gives you the basics such as how to define language, new ways to look at grammar, your innate knowledge about language. Later chapters address core linguistics areas in depth (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics). Many innovative and varied activities help you review and practice the content and apply the knowledge immediately. Special features throughout the book demystify common curiosities about how language works.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781111836603
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
LINGUISTICS FOR EVERYONE, 2E, International Edition connects the study of linguistics to the language you use every day. The text is very user-friendly: casual writing style, logical presentation of material, balance of theoretical and practical, entertaining information, and lots of ideas and activities to put what you learn to use right away. The first chapter gives you the basics such as how to define language, new ways to look at grammar, your innate knowledge about language. Later chapters address core linguistics areas in depth (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics). Many innovative and varied activities help you review and practice the content and apply the knowledge immediately. Special features throughout the book demystify common curiosities about how language works.
Introducing Linguistic Research
Author: Svenja Voelkel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316946533
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Over the past decade, conducting empirical research in linguistics has become increasingly popular. The first of its kind, this book provides an engaging and practical introduction to this exciting versatile field, providing a comprehensive overview of research aspects in general, and covering a broad range of subdiscipline-specific methodological approaches. Subfields covered include language documentation and descriptive linguistics, language typology, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics, cognitive linguistics and psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics. The book reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of each single approach and on how they interact with one-another across the study of language in its many diverse facets. It also includes exercises, example student projects and recommendations for further reading, along with additional online teaching materials. Providing hands-on experience, and written in an engaging and accessible style, this unique and comprehensive guide will give students the inspiration they need to develop their own research projects in empirical linguistics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316946533
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Over the past decade, conducting empirical research in linguistics has become increasingly popular. The first of its kind, this book provides an engaging and practical introduction to this exciting versatile field, providing a comprehensive overview of research aspects in general, and covering a broad range of subdiscipline-specific methodological approaches. Subfields covered include language documentation and descriptive linguistics, language typology, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics, cognitive linguistics and psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics. The book reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of each single approach and on how they interact with one-another across the study of language in its many diverse facets. It also includes exercises, example student projects and recommendations for further reading, along with additional online teaching materials. Providing hands-on experience, and written in an engaging and accessible style, this unique and comprehensive guide will give students the inspiration they need to develop their own research projects in empirical linguistics.
Introducing English Linguistics
Author: Charles F. Meyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521833507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A genuine introduction to the linguistics of English that provides a broad overview of the subject that sustains students' interest and avoids excessive detail. It takes a top-down approach to language beginning with the largest unit of linguistic structure, the text, and working its way down through successively smaller structures.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521833507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A genuine introduction to the linguistics of English that provides a broad overview of the subject that sustains students' interest and avoids excessive detail. It takes a top-down approach to language beginning with the largest unit of linguistic structure, the text, and working its way down through successively smaller structures.
Introducing Linguistics
Author: David Crystal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Presents a range of terms associated with the field of linguistics. It concentrates on terms which cut across subject boundaries and which are central to general linguistic theory and practice. It deliberately avoids terms which are dealt with in the other books in the series.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Presents a range of terms associated with the field of linguistics. It concentrates on terms which cut across subject boundaries and which are central to general linguistic theory and practice. It deliberately avoids terms which are dealt with in the other books in the series.
An Introduction to Linguistic Typology
Author: Viveka Velupillai
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027211981
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Offers an introduction to linguistic typology that covers various linguistic domains from phonology and morphology over parts-of-speech, the NP and the VP, to simple and complex clauses, pragmatics and language change. This title also includes a discussion on methodological issues in typology.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027211981
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Offers an introduction to linguistic typology that covers various linguistic domains from phonology and morphology over parts-of-speech, the NP and the VP, to simple and complex clauses, pragmatics and language change. This title also includes a discussion on methodological issues in typology.
Linguistics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself
Author: David Hornsby
Publisher: Teach Yourself
ISBN: 1444180347
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Written by David Hornsby, who is a current Linguistics lecturer and researcher at the University of Kent, Linguistics - The Essentials is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added value features like summaries of key books, and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam. The book uses a structure that mirrors many university courses on linguistics - with separate chapters focusing on linguistic thought, syntax, sound systems, morphology, semantics, pragmatics, language acquisition, and much more.
Publisher: Teach Yourself
ISBN: 1444180347
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Written by David Hornsby, who is a current Linguistics lecturer and researcher at the University of Kent, Linguistics - The Essentials is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added value features like summaries of key books, and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam. The book uses a structure that mirrors many university courses on linguistics - with separate chapters focusing on linguistic thought, syntax, sound systems, morphology, semantics, pragmatics, language acquisition, and much more.
Introducing Language and Society
Author: Rodney H. Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108498922
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
An accessible and entertaining textbook that introduces students to sociolinguistics in a real-world context, with issues they care about.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108498922
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
An accessible and entertaining textbook that introduces students to sociolinguistics in a real-world context, with issues they care about.
An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Author: Ralph Fasold
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521847680
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521847680
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.