An Introduction to Language and Linguistics: Breaking the Language Spell

by Christopher J. Hall

Book Overview

'Christopher Hall's book is the best new introduction to linguistics that I have seen in decades. It is engagingly written without talking down to the reader and it covers all the subparts of the field in a comprehensive and even-handed manner. I plan to use it the next time that I teach an introductory course at Washington.' Professor Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington

'With apt examples from novels and newspapers, courtroom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826487343
• ISBN13: 9780826487346
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"