Linguistics : an introduction / William B. McGregor.
Material type: TextPublication details: London Bloomsbury Academic 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: xxiii, 471 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780567049261
- 9780567583529
- 410 23 MCG
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Previous edition: London: Continuum, 2009.
Linguistics is a fresh and contemporary introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. Firmly based around taught courses and catering to student needs, it addresses all the topics that a student will need in their initial and subsequent study of language. With key terms, further reading, questions at the end of each chapter, exercises and key paragraphs in stand-out boxes, this is a firmly pedagogic text that takes difficult concepts and explains them in an easy to understand way, with examples taken from a range of languages across the world. Global in its scope and comprehensive in its coverage, this is the textbook of choice for linguistics students
Part I LANGUAGE: SYSTEM AND STRUCTURE
Part II LANGUAGE: A HUMAN PHENOMENON
Part III LANGUAGE: UNIFORMITY AND DIVERSITY
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-453) and index.
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