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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 June 2012
    14 May 2009
    ISBN:
    9780511757822
    9780521833509
    9780521541220
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511757822
    Dimensions:
    (247 x 174 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.7kg, 270 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (247 x 174 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.55kg, 270 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Sociolinguistics, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics
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    Subjects:
    Sociolinguistics, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics
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    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.

    Reviews

    ‘Just the textbook for those who prefer a thorough introduction to historical, social, and textual aspects of English before tackling formal linguistics.’

    Bill Kretzschmar - University of Georgia

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