The Study of Language
The Study of Language by George Yule is a comprehensive textbook published by Cambridge University Press on March 4, 2010. This fourth edition spans 338 pages and is presented in English, making it accessible for a wide range of readers. The book serves as an engaging introduction to the study of language, designed for those with no prior knowledge of the subject. Yule covers major concepts in language study, including language acquisition in children and gender differences in speech, while also addressing key elements of linguistics.
Readers will find that this edition has been revised and updated to include twenty new sections, which explore topics such as language origins, text messaging, and kinship terms, along with over twenty new word etymologies. To enhance student engagement, the book features more than fifty new tasks, including data analysis exercises that allow students to apply their learning. Additionally, an online study guide provides further resources, promoting an interactive approach to the study of language arts and linguistics.
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This best-selling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge in the subject, Yule presents information in short, bite-sized sections, introducing the major concepts in language study – from how children learn language to why men and women speak differently, through all the key elements of language. This fourth edition has been revised and updated with twenty new sections, covering new accounts of language origins, the key properties of language, text messaging, kinship terms and more than twenty new word etymologies. To increase student engagement with the text, Yule has also included more than fifty new tasks, including thirty involving data analysis, enabling students to apply what they have learned. The online study guide offers students further resources when working on the tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.
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