The Wonders of Language: Or How to Make Noises and Influence People

Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate...
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Author: Ian Roberts
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The Wonders of Language: Or How to Make Noises and Influence People by Roberts, Ian

The Wonders of Language: Or How to Make Noises and Influence People

$96.23

The Wonders of Language: Or How to Make Noises and Influence People

$96.23
Author: Ian Roberts
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in a mental ocean of nouns, verbs, quantifiers, morphemes, vowels and other rich, strange and deeply fascinating linguistic objects. This book introduces the reader to this amazing world. Offering a thought-provoking and accessible introduction to the main discoveries and theories about language, the book is aimed at general readers and undergraduates who are curious about linguistics and language. Written in a lively and direct style, technical terms are carefully introduced and explained and the book includes a full glossary. The book covers all the central areas of linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, as well as historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.

Author: Ian Roberts
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/17/2017
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.57w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781316604410


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2017

About the Author
Roberts, Ian: - Ian Roberts has taught in Switzerland, Wales and Germany, and is currently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge. He has published six monographs and two textbooks, and has edited several collections of articles.Roberts, Ian: - Ian Roberts has taught in Switzerland, Wales and Germany, and is currently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge. He has published six monographs and two textbooks, and has edited several collections of articles.

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