{"product_id":"investigating-language-9780631187547","title":"Investigating Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is intended for anyone with a serious interest in language, but particularly for students taking introductory courses in language and linguistics. It is not a catalogue of facts and theories but a book about ideas and issues. Rather than summarize the range of research being conducted in linguistics today, it explores a number of the fundamental key questions which concern linguists, they are treated in way that is as accessible as possible. The book includes a glossary of technical terms and a chapter outlining the way language is described in generative grammar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A most readable guide to the questions, data and theories of contemporary linguistics.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles W. Kreidler, Georgetown University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The competing paradigms for investigating language are introduced with great skill and without unnecessary technical details or jargon. I enjoyed reading it.\" \u003ci\u003eBroj B. Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. How we might talk about 'talk'?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Do only Humans Talk?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Are we 'wired' for language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Does the mind matter?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Why do languages Vary?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Of what use is Language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. How do we 'learn' a language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Describing language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Language terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403398029655,"sku":"9780631187547","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631187547.jpg?v=1730483345","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/investigating-language-9780631187547","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}