Kristy Beers Fagersten – Södertörn University, Sweden

In its seventh edition, The Study of Language thus retains its status as the pre-eminent text for introducing students to language as a field of study and guiding them through a broad range of linguistic analyses.’ ‘With a wide array of illustrative examples, accessible explanations, and engaging activities, Yule excels in transforming his readers’ inherent familiarity with language into explicit knowledge of linguistic concepts. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language. An expanded and revised online study guide provides students with further resources, including answers and tutorials for all tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. To increase student engagement and to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills, the book includes over twenty new tasks. This seventh edition has been revised and updated throughout, with substantial changes to the chapters on phonetics and semantics, and forty new study questions. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics and all the key elements of language. Language and Culture.This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.ġ.

The online resources have been expanded to include test banks, an instructor manual, and a substantial Study Guide. There are forty new study questions and over sixty new and updated additions to the Further Readings. This eighth edition has been revised and updated throughout, with major changes in the chapters on Origins, Phonetics, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, First and Second Language Acquisition and Culture. This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Paperback: ISBN: 9781009233408 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 31.50Įditor’s Note: This is a new edition of a previously announced title. LINGUIST List 33.3881 Wed Books: The Study of Language: YuleĮditor for this issue: Maria Lucero Guillen Puon

The study of language 7th edition