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An Introduction to Language Papeback -
by Kirk Hazen
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- Title An Introduction to Language
- Author Kirk Hazen
- Binding Papeback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Condition New
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date pp. 456 Index
- Features Glossary
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6127088624
- ISBN 9780470658963 / 0470658967
- Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 9.6 x 7.9 x 0.8 in (24.38 x 20.07 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014007435
- Dewey Decimal Code 410
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From the rear cover
An Introduction to Language helps shape readers' understanding of what language is, how it works, and why it is both elegantly complex and yet essential to who we are. Presenting a scientific approach to language-in-use - investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture - it invites students to consider what qualities of language comprise everyday communication skills, be they sounds, words, phrases, or conversation.
Providing an introductory tour of language variation, Hazen deconstructs the idea of 'right' and 'wrong' English, and explores the narrow interpretations society places on language. Each chapter features exercises that help students engage with key concepts and directly observe the patterns that are part of all human language, its social nuances, and inherent variation. Ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time, An Introduction to Language offers an engaging tour through the rich texture of language, and the ways in which we use and understand it today.