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2+ YearsPublisher | John Wiley And Sons Ltd |
ISBN 13 | 9780631230366 |
ISBN 10 | 063123036X |
Book Description | Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics. * A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages * Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds * Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism * Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject * Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading * Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field |
About the Author | Anne E. Bakeris Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in psycholinguistics and sign linguistics. Her publications includeTaal en taalwetenschap(ed. with Ren Appel, Kees Hengeveld, Folkert Kuiken, and Pieter Muysken, 2002) andSign Language Acquisition(ed. with Bencie Woll, 2008).Kees Hengeveldis Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in linguistic typology and grammatical theory. His publications include Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure(with J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2008) and The Theory of Functional Grammar (with Simon C. Dik, 1997). Read more |
Language | English |
Author | Anne E. Baker |
Editor | Anne E. Baker, Kees Hengeveld |
Language | English |
Publication Date | 41244 |
Number of Pages | 468 |
Linguistics Paperback English by Anne E. Baker - 41244