{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-language-isbn-9780470658956","title":"An Introduction to Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging guide to the nature of language, focusing on how language works – its sounds, words, structures, and phrases – all investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea of a scientific approach to language, inviting students to consider what qualities of language comprise everyday skills for us, be they sounds, words, phrases, or conversation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps shape our understanding of what language \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e, how it \u003ci\u003eworks\u003c\/i\u003e, and why it is both elegantly complex and essential to who we are\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercises within each chapter to help readers explore key concepts and directly observe the patterns that are part of all human language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines linguistic variation and change to illustrate social nuances and language-in-use, drawing primarily on examples from English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids linguistic jargon, focusing instead on a broader and more general approach to the study of language, and making it ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by additional web resources – available upon publication at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/hazen\/introlanguage\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/hazen\/introlanguage\u003c\/a\u003e – including student study aids and testbank and notes for instructors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompanion Website xiv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote to Instructors xvii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface: About the Book xix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Sounds 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Patterns of Sounds 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Simple Words in the Lexicon 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Idioms, Slang, and the English Lexicon 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Words Made of Many Parts 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Putting Pieces Together 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Building Bigger Phrases 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 From Phrases to Meaning 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Winding Paths of Language in Education 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Life Cycles of Language 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary 395\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 421\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirk Hazen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at West Virginia University. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eResearch Methods in Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Janet Holmes, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e helps shape readers’ understanding of what language \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e, how it \u003ci\u003eworks\u003c\/i\u003e, and why it is both elegantly complex and yet essential to who we are. Presenting a scientific approach to language-in-use – investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture – it invites students to consider what qualities of language comprise everyday communication skills, be they sounds, words, phrases, or conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding an introductory tour of language variation, Hazen deconstructs the idea of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ English, and explores the narrow interpretations society places on language. Each chapter features exercises that help students engage with key concepts and directly observe the patterns that are part of all human language, its social nuances, and inherent variation. Ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging tour through the rich texture of language, and the ways in which we use and understand it today.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"In an alternate universe the dozen or so topics that we unite under what we call \"linguistics\" would barely be considered aspects of the same subject at all—and yet here is an approachable yet thorough textbook that makes the whole panorama feel like a jolly ten-stop trip on a bright, sunny day.\" \u003ci\u003e–John McWhorter, Columbia University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988727054565,"sku":"NP9780470658956","price":93.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470658956.jpg?v=1761781351","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-language-isbn-9780470658956","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}