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What is This Thing Called Language
Paperback Edition: 2
The new edition: - Explores the basics of the language systems of sounds, vocabulary and grammar - Explains a basic framework of linguistics and language analysis Examines the written and spoken word in a range of different languages - Uses intriguing anecdotes and interesting examples to unpack complex ideas - Offers study-friendly features, including reflective questions, further reading suggestions as well as glossaries of linguistic terminology and key linguists With new and expanded material on a range of topics, from language variation and culture to second language acquisition and bilingualism, this is an 'un-put-down-able' introduction for all students of language and linguistics.
Pages : 232
Publisher : Palgrave
Publication date : 2012-11-01
Subjects: Published in the USA, Linguistics