Introducing Linguistics

Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook:

¿ Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key areas: language structures, mind and society, applications, methods, and issues;

¿ Presents the latest research in an accessible way;

¿ Incorporates examples from a wide variety of languages ¿ from isiZulu to Washo ¿ throughout;

¿ Treats sign language in numerous chapters as yet another language, rather than a ¿special case¿ confined to its own chapter;

¿ Includes recommended readings and resource materials, and is supplemented by a companion website.

This textbook goes beyond description and theory, giving weight to application and methodology. It is authored by a team of leading scholars from the world-renowned Lancaster University department