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The latest edition of a popular introductory linguistics text, now including a section on computational linguistics, new non-English examples, quizzes for each chapter, and additional special topics. This popular introductory linguistics text is unique for its integration of themes. Rather than treat morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics as completely separate fields, the book shows how they interact. The authors provide a sound introduction to linguistic methodology, focusing on a set of linguistic concepts that are among the most fundamental within the field. By studying the topics in detail, students can get a feeling for how work in different areas of linguistics is done. As in the last edition, part I covers the structural and interpretive parts of language―morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, variation, and change. Part II covers use and context of language and includes chapters on pragmatics, psychology of language, language acquisition, and language and the brain. This seventh edition has been extensively revised and updated; new material includes a chapter on computational linguistics (available in digital form and updated regularly to ref

Who reads Linguistics, seventh edition: An Introduction to Language and Communication (The MIT Press)?

Author

Adrian Akmajian; Ann Kathleen Farmer; Lee Bickmore; Richard A Demers; Robert M Harnish

Publisher

The MIT Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262533263

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.2 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14