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For the Love of Language

An Introduction to Linguistics

Kate Burridge author Tonya N Stebbins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:12th Nov '19

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For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions.For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics is an engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions. Replete with case studies and examples from Australia, New Zealand and around the world, this text offers a thorough introduction to core topics, including the structure and meaning of words, the systems that organise language, strategies for learning about language, the evolution of language and the function of language as a complex social resource. The second edition includes extensive new content across the entire text, including the areas of orthography, syntax, corpus linguistics, language acquisition and multilingualism. Each topic is accompanied by a wide array of pedagogical resources designed to consolidate student understanding, including examples and exercises. Each chapter ends with a research project, providing readers with an opportunity to build on fundamental skills and engage more thoroughly with each topic.

ISBN: 9781108701013

Dimensions: 255mm x 190mm x 27mm

Weight: 1330g

680 pages

2nd Revised edition