Introducing Linguistics

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<P><EM>Introducing Linguistics</EM> brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook: </P><P>¿ Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key areas: language structures, mind and society, applications, methods, and issues; </P><P>¿ Presents the latest research in an accessible way;</P><P>¿ Incorporates examples from a wide variety of languages ¿ from isiZulu to Washo ¿ throughout; </P><P>¿ Treats sign language in numerous chapters as yet another language, rather than a ¿special case¿ confined to its own chapter;</P><P>¿ Includes recommended readings and resource materials, and is supplemented by a companion website.</P><P>This textbook goes beyond description and theory, giving weight to application and methodology. It is authored by a team of leading scholars from the world-renowned Lancaster University department