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1. An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
by Ralph W Fasold, Jeff Connor-Linton
This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.
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2. How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die
by Professor David Crystal
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have ... More
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3. Aspects of Language
by Dwight Le Merton Bolinger
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4. Understanding Language: A Basic Course in Linguistics
by Elizabeth Grace Winkler
This is an accessible, student friendly guide to language and linguistics, requiring no prior knowledge of the field. Understanding Language is an ... More
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7. Language, Frogs and Savants: More Linguistic Problems, Puzzles and Polemics
by Neilson Voyne Smith
With topics ranging from language death to sign language, "Language, Frogs and Savants" offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. ... More
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8. The Twitter Machine:: Reflections on Language
by Neilson Voyne Smith
This unique book provides an introductory overview of modern theoretical linguistics which manages to be both accessible and humorous without ... More
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9. Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics
by Geoffrey Finch
Previously published as Linguistic Terms and Concepts, this is an invaluable glossary of significant language and linguistic terms and concepts ... More
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10. The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language
by Geoffrey K Pullum
How reliable are all those stories about the number of Eskimo words for snow? How can lamps, flags, and parrots be libelous? These and many other odd ... More
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11. An Introduction to Language and Linguistics: Breaking the Language Spell
by Christopher J Hall
'Christopher Hall's book is the best new introduction to linguistics that I have seen in decades. It is engagingly written without talking down to ... More
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13. Natural Ianguage and Universal Grammar
by John Lyons, John Lyons, Lyons John
Essays by one of the most influential scholars in modern linguistics, including previously unpublished pieces.
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14. Investigating Language: Central Problems in Linguistics
by Ronald Wardhaugh
This book is intended for anyone with a serious interest in language, but particularly for students taking introductory courses in language and ... More
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15. Linguistics For Dummies
by Rose-Marie Dechaine, Strang Burton, Eric Vatikiotis-Bateson
The fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. ... More
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17. On Language: Selected Writings of Joseph H. Greenberg
by Joseph Harold Greenberg, Keith Denning (Editor), Suzanne Kemmer (Editor)
This is a collection of 37 of the most important, enduring, and influential essays by one of the great linguists of this century, gathered from a ... More
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18. Natural Language and Universal Grammar: Volume 1: Essays in Linguistic Theory
by John Lyons, Lyons John
Essays by one of the most influential scholars in modern linguistics, including previously unpublished pieces.
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20. Language: Readings in Language and Culture
by Virginia P Clark, Paul A Eschholz, Alfred F Rosa
Language provides a foundation in linguistic theory with readings that give personal, cultural, and political contexts for examining how language ... More
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22. Patterns of Language: Structure, Variation, Change
by Robbins Burling
This book is a comprehensive advanced introduction to linguistics, unique in its integration of variation and change with the more structural or ... More
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