Linguistics

<i>Linguistics</i> is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics.<br/><br/><ul><li>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</li><li>Explores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds</li><li>Introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism</li><li>Written in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject</li><li>Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading</li><li>Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised