Language: Readings in Language and Culture [Paperback]

Virginia Clark (Author), Paul Eschholz (Author), Alfred Rosa (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 788 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Sixth Edition edition (February 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312133081
• ISBN-13: 978-0312133085
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting & well-edited intro to Linguistics, July 8, 1999

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This review is from: Language: Readings in Language and Culture (Paperback)

This collection of essays touches on all the major points of Linguistics (very briefly) and is a great introduction to the field. The different authors all have a slightly different style, but it is not jarring and does not interfere with the ability to pull information out of the text. I have read other intro to linguistics books and none have been as interesting or informative as this one. I highly recommend this book to anyone who plans to take a college 'english language' or linguistics class, and to anyone interested in linguistice but deosn't know where to start.