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VG second edition no marks or highlighting some scuffing and shelfwear to edges of soft cover. Coffee stain to end papers. Seller Inventory # 002806
Bibliographic Details
Title: Contemporary Linguistics - An Introduction
Publisher: Longman, London
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: NoJacketIssued
Edition: 2nd Edition
About this title
This book is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. All the core topics of linguistics are covered, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, the genetic and typological classification of the languages of the world, and historical linguistics. Interdisciplinary areas discussed include language and the brain, psycholinguistics - the study of language processing, first and second language acquisition, language in social contexts and computational linguistics.
Contemporary Linguistics : an introduction is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. The book covers not only how language is structured, but also how it functions both socially and culturally, and how it is acquired and processed by speakers. It will prepare students to go on to more advanced work and, at the same time, will serve as a basic reference that students can continue to consult throughout their studies.
The text explores all the core areas of linguistics as well as numerous interdisciplinary and related areas.
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