How to Study Linguistics: A Guide to Understanding Language: 117 (Bloomsbury Study Skills) - Softcover

Finch, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403901066 ISBN 13: 9781403901064

Publisher: Palgrave, 2003

Synopsis

Intended primarily for newcomers to the subject, but with new material designed to help the more advanced reader, How to Study Linguistics is written in a refreshing and engaging style. It assumes no prior knowledge and contains many useful suggestions fo

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About the Author

GEOFFREY FINCH is Senior Lecturer in Humanities at Anglia Polytechnic University, UK.; John Peck is now retired and was formerly Reader in Victorian Literature at Cardiff University, UK.; Martin Coyle is Professor of English Literature at Cardiff University, UK.

From the Back Cover

If you are new to linguistics as a subject and beginning a course at undergraduate or sixth-form level, How to Study Linguistics is the ideal introduction and companion to your studies.

- Covers all the core areas of linguistic study, with chapters discussing strategies for studying phonology, syntax and semantics
- Explores other branches of linguistics such as sociolinguistics, stylistics, and psycholinguistics
- Includes a chapter on writing linguistics essays and a detailed glossary to aid learning and revision
- Second edition includes new material designed to help the more advanced reader

How to Study Linguistics is both a guide to current ideas about linguistics and a refreshingly practical text book. It will not only develop your skills as a language student, but will also make an often complex and daunting subject easy to understand, and a pleasure to study.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403901066
• ISBN 13: 9781403901064
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 260