{"product_id":"linguistics-isbn-9780631230366","title":"Linguistics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of cross-linguistic data from over 80 different spoken and signed languages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how language works by examining discourse, sentence-structure, meaning, words, and sounds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a problem-oriented style to engage readers, and is ideal for those new to the subject\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including extensive exercises, summaries, assignments, and suggestions for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Language and the Language Faculty 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 From Language to Linguistics 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Languages 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Other Languages 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Differences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Linguistics 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Different Kinds of Grammar 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 The Contents of this Book and the Subfields of Linguistics 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Language User 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Knowledge and Ability: The Cognitive System 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Language and the Brain 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Language Comprehension 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e2.4.1 Speech Recognition 38\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.2 Word Recognition 39\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.3 Understanding Sentences 41\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.4 Interpretation of Utterances 43\u003cbr\u003e 2.4.5 From Speech Recognition to Interpretation 43\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Language Production 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e2.5.1 What Do You Want to Say? 45\u003cbr\u003e 2.5.2 Formulation: Grammatical Encoding 46\u003cbr\u003e 2.5.3 Formulation: Phonological Encoding 48\u003cbr\u003e 2.5.4 Articulation 50\u003cbr\u003e 2.5.5 Speaking: From Intention to Articulation 51\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Language Acquisition 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 How Do Children Acquire Language? 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Order of First Language Acquisition 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Factors that Influence the Acquisition of a Second Language 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Order of Second Language Acquisition 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Bilingual Development 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Language and Interaction 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Discourse 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Interpretation and Inference 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Cooperation 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Conversations 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Coherence Through Linguistic Form 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Speech Acts 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 An Utterance is an Act 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Information Structure 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Pragmatic Appropriateness 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Sentences and Their Meaning 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Constituents and Word Classes 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Constituents 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Sentences, Clauses and Phrases 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Phrase Types 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Heads and Modifiers 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Constituent Structure 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Phrases Versus Words 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Word Classes: Content Words 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Word Classes: Function Words 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Simple Sentences 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Functions of Phrases Within the Sentence 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Valency 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Semantic Roles 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Grammatical Roles 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 The Marking of Semantic and Grammatical Roles 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Reduction of Valency 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Reflexive Constructions 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Pronominalisation 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Complex Sentences 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Functions of Embedded Clauses 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Forms of Embedded Clauses 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Interaction between Main Clause and Embedded Clause 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e8.4.1 Equi-Deletion 168\u003cbr\u003e 8.4.2 Raising 169\u003cbr\u003e 8.4.3 Sequence of Tenses 170\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Coordinated Clauses 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The Form of Coordinated Clauses 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Constituent Order 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Constituent Order and Levels of Analysis 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Constituent Order at the Sentence Level 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Clause Type 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Embedded Clauses 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Complexity 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 The Information Status of Constituents 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Constituent Order within Constituents 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e9.8.1 The Noun Phrase 186\u003cbr\u003e 9.8.2 The Verb Phrase 187\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Correlations 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Discontinuous Constituents 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Sentence Meaning 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Compositionality 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Noun Phrases: Reference 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Noun Phrases: Deixis and Anaphora 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Verb Phrases: Tense and Aspect 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Verb Phrases: Situation Types 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Words and Their Meaning 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Lexicon 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 What is a Word? 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 The Relation Between Word Form and Meaning 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Content Words and Function Words 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 The Lexicon 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Kinds of Lexical Information 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Dictionaries 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Meaning and Meaning Relations 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Semantic Description 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 Words Across Languages 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Word Formation 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 The Internal Composition of Words 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 The Functions of Word Formation 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Derivation 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Inflection 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Morphological Forms 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 The Structure of Words and Their Meanings 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Differences between Derivation and Inflection 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Morphological Differences between Languages 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Compounds and Idiomatic Expressions 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Structure and Meaning of Compounds 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Types of Compounds 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Incorporation 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Idiomatic Expressions 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 The Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Speech Sounds 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Speaking and Listening – Speech Sounds 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Speaking 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 The Speech Signal 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Hearing and Understanding 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Speech Sounds 292\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e14.5.1 Introduction 292\u003cbr\u003e 14.5.2 Pulmonic Consonants 293\u003cbr\u003e 14.5.3 Non-pulmonic Consonants 296\u003cbr\u003e 14.5.4 Vowels 296\u003cbr\u003e 14.5.5 Diphthongs 297\u003cbr\u003e 14.5.6 Further Features 298\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Speech Synthesis and Speech Recognition 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Sound Systems and Phonological Processes 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Distinctiveness 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Sound Systems 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Distinctive Features 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Morphophonological Processes 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Graphemes and Phonemes 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Syllables, Stress and Intonation 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 The Syllable: Phonotactics 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 The Word: Stress 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 The Sentence: Intonation 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Rhythm 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Languages and Communities 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Differences and Similarities between Languages 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Similarities between Languages 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Genetic Relations 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Language and Culture 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Language and Thought: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Language Variation 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 What is a Language? 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 What is a Dialect? 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 The Study of Language Variation 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Language Variation and Social Factors 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e18.5.1 Region 370\u003cbr\u003e 18.5.2 Social Class 372\u003cbr\u003e 18.5.3 Ethnic Group 374\u003cbr\u003e 18.5.4 Age 374\u003cbr\u003e 18.5.5 Gender 375\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Other Factors: Situation and Linguistic Context 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Language Variation and Social Meaning 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Language Change 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Historical Linguistics 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 The Process of Change 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 The Role of Social Groups in Language Change 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Embedding Changes into the Language System 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 The Evaluation of Language Change 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Bilingualism 403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 The Bilingual Community 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Language Policy 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Bilingual Education 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 The Bilingual Individual 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Bilingualism and Interference 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 The Emergence of New Languages 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignments 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Yourself 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and Further Reading 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Illustrations 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 435\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne E. Baker\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in psycholinguistics and sign linguistics. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eTaal en taalwetenschap\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with René Appel, Kees Hengeveld, Folkert Kuiken, and Pieter Muysken, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eSign Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with Bencie Woll, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKees Hengeveld\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam with a specialisation in linguistic typology and grammatical theory. His publications include \u003ci\u003eFunctional Discourse Grammar: A typologically-based theory of language structure\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Lachlan Mackenzie, 2008) and \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.degruyter.de\/cont\/fb\/sk\/detail.cfm?id=IS-9783110154047-2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Theory of Functional Grammar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (with Simon C. Dik, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinguistics \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive cross-linguistic introduction to the study of language. The structure of the book is set up to allow readers to keep digging deeper into how language works, from the largest to the smallest units of language, in the following order:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e*discourse\u003cbr\u003e *sentences\u003cbr\u003e *words\u003cbr\u003e *sounds\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also introduces psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues, including language acquisition, neurolinguistics, language variation, language change, language contact, and multilingualism. A major feature of this introduction is the cross-linguistic data it includes, providing examples from more than 140 different spoken and signed languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighly organised in a readable format, and supplemented by many figures and tables, each chapter includes bolded terms, summaries, self-tests and assignments, as well as suggestions for further reading. Based on the bestselling Dutch edition of this work, the English edition has been revised and expanded to offer an up-to-date and engaging survey of linguistics for students new to the field.\u003c\/p\u003e  “\u003ci\u003eLinguistics. 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