Invitation to Linguistics

by Richard Hudson

Book Overview

Barbara Leigh Smith is a Senior Scholar at the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, an emeritus member of the faculty, and former provost and vice president for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631141766
• ISBN13: 9780631141761
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful little tome, lots of puzzles that tickle the mind!

I have read this excellent book several times and it never fails to please me. The author seems like he is trying to convince you to go to grad school in linguistics, but that is okay. He never talks down to you. His puzzles are really really fun (for the linguistically inclined, although almost anybody could do most of them). I love his use of concepts and ideas. His scholarly attitude and method shines through in the best way, while making it all great fun. I just can't say enough good things about this thin book!