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The study of language has come a long way since Samuel Johnsondescribe himself as 'maker of dictionaries -- harmless drudge'. Theemphasis in modern linguistics is on descriptive investigations ofthe way the world speaks -- and why. In Invitation to Linguistics, Richard Hudson explainswhat the subject is, why it appeals, how it works, what issues itconfronts and the practical impact it can have on our social andprofessional lives. He poses puzzles in Latin and Zulu, visitsrealms of linguistic exotica, delves into deep grammar, unravelsthe ambiguities of everyday sentences (like 'John took off Mary'scoat') and asks how language began, if we can think without it, andif it is unique to humans anyway. He shows how the study of thiswide-ranging subject can help society solve its problems ofliteracy and language learning, facilitate the treatment of speechpathologies, help us use computers more effectively -- and how itcan broaden our outlook, wiping out out-dated prejudices againstnon-standard speech and minority languages. Wide-ranging, realistic and provoking, this is a book thatstudents thinking of studying lingusitics, or just launched ontheir courses, will read for enjoyment as well as instruction: acombination that makes it ideal, too, for anyone interested inwords -- from crossword fanatics to anthropologists. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I’ve recently started studying Russian and immediately recognized some of the practical observations from this book, i.e. that different languages use different word order and “affixes” to say the same thing. I learned that “in the restaurant”—which begins with the preposition “in”--translates in Russian to a phrase that begins with the prefix “v”, continues with the word for restaurant and then ends with the suffix “y”. In other words, where we use 3 words to state where we will eat, Russian has one word that contains the same information. This kind of information certainly will help me to learn the new language more easily. ( )