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Title An introduction to language and linguistics / edited by Ralph W. Fasold, Jeffrey Connor-Linton ; contributors, Elizabeth Zsiga [and twelve others]
Edition Second edition
Published Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 2014
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (578 pages)
Summary A clear and up-to-date introduction to linguistics. This best-selling textbook addresses the full scope of language, from the traditional subjects of structural linguistics (relating to sound, form, meaning and language change) to the more specialised subjects of contextual linguistics (including discourse, dialect variation, language and culture, and the politics of language). There are also separate chapters on language and the brain, computational linguistics, writing, and first and second language learning. Extensively classroom-tested, this second edition has been revised to further support student learning, with numerous new examples, exercises and textboxes to model and contextualise key concepts. Updated throughout to incorporate contemporary issues and events, it includes worked examples of phonological analyses and multiple examples of a variety of World Englishes. A rich collection of online resources completes the learning package
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Linguistics.
Language and languages.
Linguistics
Language
linguistics.
Language and languages
Linguistics
Form Electronic book
Author Fasold, Ralph W., editor
Connor-Linton, Jeff, editor
Zsiga, Elizabeth, contributor
ISBN 9781107707511
110770751X
1316057127
9781316057124
1316054756
9781316054758