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Introducing English Linguistics

By Charles F. Meyer

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521833507, 9780521833509, 0521541220, 9780521541220
LCC
PE1075 .M5995 2009
Open Library ID
OL10435740M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5189078 bytes)
Series
Cambridge introductions to language and linguistics
Edition
1
Pages
271\271
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 00:48:14
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Description

Are you looking for a genuine introduction to the linguistics of English that provides a broad overview of the subject that sustains students' interest and avoids excessive detail? Introducing English Linguistics accomplishes this goal in two ways. First, it takes a top-down approach to language, beginning with the largest unit of linguistic structure, the text, and working its way down through successively smaller structures (sentences, words, and finally speech sounds). The advantage of presenting language this way is that students are first given the larger picture - they study language in context - and then see how the smaller pieces of language are a consequence of the larger goals of linguistic communication. Second, the book does not contain invented examples, as is the case with most comparable texts, but instead takes its sample materials from the major computerised databases of spoken and written English, giving students a more realistic view of language.

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