Study Skills for Linguistics (Understanding Language)

Sakel, Jeanette

ISBN 10: 041572046X / ISBN 13: 9780415720465

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Study Skills for Linguistics (Understanding Language)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041572046X
• ISBN 13: 9780415720465
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: as new

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Synopsis

Study Skills for Linguistics is the essential companion for students embarking on a degree in linguistics. Covering all the core skills that students of linguistics will require during the early part of their degree, this book gives the reader a basic understanding of the field, as well as confidence in how to find out more and how to prepare for their future career.

The key features covered include:

• subject-specific skills including basic linguistic tools and terminology, such as word classes and grammatical terminology;
• essential study skills, such as how to perform well in the degree, how to search for and reference literature and how to write an essay;
• guides for a future with a linguistics degree, including how to write a CV and prepare for a range of graduate destinations.

An accessible guide to essential skills in the field of linguistics, Study Skills for Linguistics is a must-read for students contemplating studying this topic, and provides a guide that will take them through their degree and beyond.

About the Author

Jeanette Sakel is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of the West of England. Her main research interests include language contact, bilingualism, linguistic typology, fieldwork, native South American languages, bilingual education, and supplementary schools. She is also the author of A grammar of Moseten (2004) and Linguistic fieldwork: a student guide (2012, with Daniel Everett).