Linguistics: An Introduction to Language & Communication

by Richard A. Demers and Robert M. Harnish

This is an ideal text for introducing linguistics at the undergraduate level. It is the product of numerous years of collaboration on the part of the authors in teaching introductory linguistics courses at the University of Arizona. Concentrating on how linguists actually do linguistics, the book presents more than just facts and results to students; it shows in simple and concise terms how one goes about arguing for a position, how evidence is gathered,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262010585
• ISBN13: 9780262010580
• Release Date: April 1979
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 464 Pages