Teach Yourself Linguistics

Download or read book Teach Yourself Linguistics written by Jean Aitchison and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach Yourself Linguistics is a straightforward introduction to linguistics, the systematic study that seeks to answer two fundamental questions: "What is language?" and "How does language work?" This book outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining the basic concepts and essential terminology. It discusses sound patterning, syntax, and meaning, as well as the rapidly growing areas of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and stylistics. And it explores language and linguistic typology, as well as contemporary uses of language and style in literature, advertising, and newspapers.