How Languages Work An Introduction to Language and Linguistics

Name: How Languages Work An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
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ISBN: 9780521174688

ISBN-10: 0521174686

ISBN-13: 9780521174688

Edition: 2013

Authors: Carol Genetti

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A new and exciting introduction to linguistics, this textbook presents language in all its amazing complexity, while guiding students gently through the basics. Students emerge with an appreciation of the diversity of the world's languages, as well as a deeper understanding of the structure of human language, the ways it is used, and its broader social and cultural context. Chapters introducing the nuts and bolts of language study (phonology, syntax, meaning) are combined with those on the 'functions' of language (discourse, prosody, pragmatics, and language contact), helping students gain a better grasp of how language works in the real world. A rich set of language 'profiles' help…

Book details

List price: $74.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/23/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 674
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English

Gary Grothnbsp;is the co-founder ofnbsp;The Comics Journalnbsp;and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.Carol Genetti is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Dean of the UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division.