{"product_id":"investigating-language-central-problems-in-linguistics-paperback-softback-9780631187547","title":"Investigating Language; Central Problems in Linguistics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631187547","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInvestigating Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCentral Problems in Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRonald Wardhaugh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631187547, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A most readable guide to the questions, data and theories of contemporary linguistics.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles W. Kreidler, Georgetown University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The competing paradigms for investigating language are introduced with great skill and without unnecessary technical details or jargon. I enjoyed reading it.\" \u003ci\u003eBroj B. Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is intended for anyone with a serious interest in language, but particularly for students taking introductory courses in language and linguistics. It is not a catalogue of facts and theories but a book about ideas and issues. Rather than summarize the range of research being conducted in linguistics today, it explores a number of the fundamental key questions which concern linguists, they are treated in way that is as accessible as possible. The book includes a glossary of technical terms and a chapter outlining the way language is described in generative grammar.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. How we might talk about 'talk'?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Do only Humans Talk?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Are we 'wired' for language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Does the mind matter?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Why do languages Vary?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Of what use is Language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. How do we 'learn' a language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Describing language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Language terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316776497432,"sku":"9780631187547","price":35.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631187547.jpg?v=1781824705","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/investigating-language-central-problems-in-linguistics-paperback-softback-9780631187547","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}