This is the new edition of Linguistics: An Introduction. It is a bestselling introductory
textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. This reworked edition features:
-new chapters on sign languages writing and text and discourse -coverage of writing in
electronic media -revised and updated chapters on languages of the world and psycholinguistics
Firmly based around taught courses and catering to student needs it addresses all the topics
that a student will need in their study of language. With key terms further reading questions
at the end of each chapter exercises and key paragraphs in stand-out boxes this is a firmly
pedagogic text that takes difficult concepts and explains them in an easy to understand way. It
features examples taken from a range of languages across the world. Global in its scope and
comprehensive in its coverage this is the textbook of choice for linguistics students. The
book comes with a large Companion Website also extensively revised and expanded. For lecturers
and instructors a comprehensive Answer Book is also available to go along with the questions
throughout the chapters.
