The Study of Language - Softcover

Yule, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108730701 ISBN 13: 9781108730709

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2020

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This bestselling textbook is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction for beginner students. Broad yet concise, this overview of key topics draws students in. The seventh edition has substantial changes to the chapters on phonetics and semantics, forty new study questions and more than twenty new tasks.

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Reseña del editor:

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics and all the key elements of language. This seventh edition has been revised and updated throughout, with substantial changes to the chapters on phonetics and semantics, and forty new study questions. To increase student engagement and to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills, the book includes over twenty new tasks. An expanded and revised online study guide provides students with further resources, including answers and tutorials for all tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.

Biografía del autor:

George Yule has taught linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Hawaii, Manoa, the University of Minnesota and Louisiana State University.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1108730701
• ISBN 13: 9781108730709
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 420