Synopsis
Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way language works. New features include:
* a chapter on 'Language in Use' which introduces pragmatics, metaphor, speech and writing and discourse analysis
* a section on sign language
* a glossary of key terms
* an expanded further reading section
Language: the Basics provides an overview for students and anyone who's ever been accused of splitting an infinitive.
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About the Author
R. L. Trask is Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Sussex and author of A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics (1993), Language Change (1994) and A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology (1995) (all published by Routledge).
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