Language: Its Structure and Use, International Edition - Softcover

Finegan, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 049591214X ISBN 13: 9780495912149

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Whatever you do and wherever you go, you use language to interact. This text explains what human language is and how it works, giving you a look into the multiple fascinating and surprising facets of this uniquely human trait. It offers many opportunities to ask your own questions and explore the language in use all around you.

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About the Author

Edward Finegan (MA and PhD, Ohio University) specializes in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, and the history and structure of the English language. He served as chair of the Department of Linguistics at USC and currently serves as director of USC's Center for Excellence in Teaching. President of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, Finegan is editor of DICTIONARIES: THE JOURNAL OF THE DICTIONARY SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA and has been Liberal Arts Fellow in Law and Linguistics, Harvard University; Visiting Professor at University of Zurich; and Visiting Scholar at University of Helsinki. He also served as Director of American Language Institute/National Iranian Radio and Television [1975-1976 in peaceful times]. He is the recipient of many teaching awards and honors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 049591214X
• ISBN 13: 9780495912149
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 592