How English Works

NOTE: This "Books a la Carte" edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN.

An accessible introduction to the structure of English, general theories in linguistics, and important issues in...
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NOTE: This "Books a la Carte" edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN.

An accessible introduction to the structure of English, general theories in linguistics, and important issues in sociolinguistics

How English Works is an engaging introductory language/linguistics textbook that provides more extensive coverage of issues of particular interest to English majors and future English instructors. It invites all students to connect academic linguistics to the everyday use of the English language around them. The book's approach taps students' natural curiosity about the English language. Through exercises and discussion questions about ongoing changes in English, this text asks students to become active participants in the construction of linguistic knowledge.

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Download your free copy, for use with this title. Contents include:

• What Is MLA Documentation Style?
• The Basic Principles of Documenting
• A Three-Step Process for Documenting Sources
• Creating Your Works-Cited List
• Creating In-Text Citations
• Researching Online
• Sample Works-Cited List