Understand Linguistics: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Reference)
<p><b>This straightforward introduction to linguistics answers two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?'<b></p> <p><i>Understand Linguistics</i> outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning--the inner core of linguistics--are discussed simply and clearly, as are the rapidly growing areas of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and stylistics.</p>