An Introduction to Language and Linguistics - Hardcover

Fasold, Ralph; Connor-Linton, Jeffrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521847680 ISBN 13: 9780521847681

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This accessible textbook is the only introduction to linguistics in which each chapter is written by an expert who teaches courses on that topic, ensuring balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of the full range of modern linguistics. Assuming no prior knowledge the text offers a clear introduction to the traditional topics of structural linguistics (theories of sound, form, meaning, and language change), and in addition provides full coverage of contextual linguistics, including separate chapters on discourse, dialect variation, language and culture, and the politics of language. There are also up-to-date separate chapters on language and the brain, computational linguistics, writing, child language acquisition, and second-language learning. The breadth of the textbook makes it ideal for introductory courses on language and linguistics offered by departments of English, sociology, anthropology, and communications, as well as by linguistics departments.

About this title

About the Authors

Ralph Fasold is Professor Emeritus and past Chair of the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.

Jeff Connor-Linton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521847680
• ISBN 13: 9780521847681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 556