TY - GEN AU - Aitchison,Jean TI - Teach yourself linguistics SN - 0071429824 U1 - 410 PY - 2004/// CY - [S.l.] PB - McGraw-Hill N1 - Paperback N2 - 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 UR - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071429824/chopaconline-20 UR - http://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0071429824 ER -