Are you looking for a genuine introduction to the linguistics of
English that provides a broad overview of the subject that sustains
students' interest and avoids excessive detail? Introducing English
Linguistics accomplishes this goal in two ways. First, it takes a
top-down approach to language, beginning with the largest unit of
linguistic structure, the text, and working its way down through
successively smaller structures (sentences, words, and finally
speech sounds). The advantage of presenting language this way is
that students are first given the larger picture - they study
language in context - and then see how the smaller pieces of
language are a consequence of the larger goals of linguistic
communication. Second, the book does not contain invented examples,
as is the case with most comparable texts, but instead takes its
sample materials from the major computerised databases of spoken
and written English, giving students a more realistic view of
language.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics |
| Release date: |
May 2009 |
| First published: |
2009 |
| Authors: |
Charles F Meyer
|
| Dimensions: |
248 x 174 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
270 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-54122-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-54122-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780521541220 |
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