Introducing Linguistics |
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| Author:
| Trask, R. L.
Mayblin, Bill |
| Series title: | Introducing Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84046-635-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2005 |
| Publisher: | Icon Publishing Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Introducing Linguistics presents a summary of the history of linguistics, from Aristotle to Chomsky, and provides a review of the most recent and dramatic advances in the field, such as first language acquisition by children, language in the brain, sign languages, language change and linguistic prehistory, men's and women's language, language engineering and the universal properties of languages.
Introducing Linguistics presents a summary of the history of linguistics, from Aristotle to Chomsky, and provides a review of the most recent and dramatic advances in the field, such as first language acquisition by children, language in the brain, sign languages, language change and linguistic prehistory, men's and women's language, language engineering and the universal properties of languages.