Linguistics. An Introduction

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publisher Place: Cambridge.UK
Publisher Year: 1999
Edition: First Edition

Description: 438 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. A Self Contained Introduction To Language And Linguistics, Suitable As A Textbook And For Self Study.

Publishers Description: This textbook is a self-contained introduction to linguistics for beginning students. It offers a unified approach to language from several perspectives. A language is a complex structure represented in the minds of its speakers, and this book introduces the tools necessary for understanding this structure. In addition, it focuses on how small children acquire their native language; the psychological processes which are involved in mature speakers producing and understanding language; linguistic difficulties that arise as a consequence of brain damage or genetic disorders; and additional issues that arise when we consider individual speakers as part of a social community.

ISBN: 9780521478540