Dimensions
130 x 199 x 18mm
Goal: straightforward introduction.
Content:
- Discover what language is
- Learn how language works
- Understand the basic concepts and essential terminology
Are you interested in how language works? Do you want a clear introduction to linguistics? Are you about to start a course of study?
This book is a straightforward introduction if you are approaching this fascinating and fast-expanding field of study for the first time. It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology, with examples drawn mainly from English.
It discusses sound patterning, syntax and meaning, in addition to the rapidly growing areas of pragmatics, socio-linguistics, psycho-linguistics and stylistics. It also deals with language and linguistic typology and outlines Chomsky's ideas on grammar.
