Introducing English Linguistics (Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics)
By Charles F. Meyer.
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 lang...
ISBN(s)
0521541220, 9780521541220
