Thinking like a linguist : an introduction to the science of language

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Thinking like a linguist : an introduction to the science of language / Jordan B. Sandoval, Kristin E. Denham. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. - XII, 236 stron : tabele, wykresy ; 25 cm

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Denham Kristin E. 1967- author. Sandoval Jordan B. 1981- author.

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Linguistics. Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General Językoznawstwo.

This is an engaging introduction to the study of language for undergraduate or beginning graduate students, aimed especially at those who would like to continue further linguistic study. It introduces students to analytical thinking about language, but goes beyond existing texts to show what it means to think like a scientist about language, through the exploration of data and interactive problem sets. A key feature of this text is its flexibility. With its focus on foundational areas of linguistics and scientific analysis, it can be used in a variety of course types, with instructors using it alongside other information or texts as appropriate for their own courses of study. The text can also serve as a supplementary text in other related fields (Speech and Hearing Sciences, Psychology, Education, Computer Science, Anthropology, and others) to help learners in these areas better understand how linguists think about and work with language data. No prerequisites are necessary. While each chapter often references content from the others, the three central chapters on sound, structure, and meaning, may be used in any order.

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Zawiera: Introducing language analysis -- Analyzing sound : phonetics and phonology -- Analyzing structure : morphology and syntax -- Analyzing meaning : semantics and pragmatics -- Analyzing language : putting it all together.

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Streszczenie: "What is Language, and how do we study it? This is a big question, and it's the question that this textbook sets out to both show you and to actively engage you with. In the preface, we motivated the study of Language from a broad perspective - Language (with an upper case L, which we distinguish from language with a lower case L in the next section) is the means by which we engage the world and understand our place in it. Language isn't a random collection of sounds or symbols thrown from one person to another, but a predictable and patterned collection of specific elements that can be studied in a similar way to many other sciences, like biology, or chemistry, or physics. This chapter will address the two big questions above - What is Language? How do we study it? - in turn, setting the stage for the subsequent chapters, in which you will learn how to engage with language scientifically; that is, you'll learn how to think like a linguist"-- Provided by publisher.