Language

Language PDF

Author: Virginia Clark

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Published: 2007-12-27

Total Pages: 912

ISBN-13: 9780312450182

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Language offers a broad selection of groundbreaking historical studies and up-to-the-minute research for introductory courses in linguistics. Classic readings have been retained and updated to provide an authoritative, timely survey of the essential issues of language study. New articles introduce areas of debate on language variation; issues of language, culture and gender; global varieties of English; and language extinction. This solid collection introduces students to the foundations of the field and offers extensive resources for further study.

Languages of the Pacific Islands

Languages of the Pacific Islands PDF

Author: Hiroko Sato

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-08-04

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781544239224

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This introductory textbook on languages of the Pacific Islands was first compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2013-2014. The target audience is undergraduate students with no prior coursework in linguistics and little knowledge of the Pacific Islands. All chapters have been refereed and revised. The current edition includes new chapters on Hawaiian and early Polynesian pidgins.

Language at the Speed of Sight

Language at the Speed of Sight PDF

Author: Mark Seidenberg

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0465019323

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We’ve been teaching reading wrong—a leading cognitive scientist tells us how we can finally do it right