Linguistics: The Basics

Name: Linguistics: The Basics
Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
SKU: 230366
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Author: Anne E. Baker(Ed.) & Kees Hengeveld(Ed.)
ISBN: 9780631230366

Edited By: Anne E. Baker, Kees Hengeveld

By: Anne E. Baker(Ed.) & Kees Hengeveld(Ed.)

Wiley-Blackwell / 2012 / Paperback

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Title: Linguistics: The Basics
By: Anne E. Baker(Ed.) & Kees Hengeveld(Ed.)
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 504
Vendor: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2012
Weight: 1 pound 9 ounces
ISBN: 063123036X
ISBN-13: 9780631230366
Stock No: WW230366

Publisher's Description

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Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics.

A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages
Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds
Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism
Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject
Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading
Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field

Author Bio

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Anne E. Baker is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in psycholinguistics and sign linguistics. Her publications include Taal en taalwetenschap (ed. with René Appel, Kees Hengeveld, Folkert Kuiken, and Pieter Muysken, 2002) and Sign Language Acquisition (ed. with Bencie Woll, 2008).

Kees Hengeveld is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in linguistic typology and grammatical theory. His publications include Functional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure (with J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2008) and The Theory of Functional Grammar (with Simon C. Dik, 1997).