{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-language-paperback","title":"An Introduction to Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKirk Hazen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging guide to the nature of language, focusing on how language works - its sounds, words, structures, and phrases - all investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea of a scientific approach to language, inviting students to consider what qualities of language comprise everyday skills for us, be they sounds, words, phrases, or conversation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps shape our understanding of what language \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e, how it \u003ci\u003eworks\u003c\/i\u003e, and why it is both elegantly complex and essential to who we are\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercises within each chapter to help readers explore key concepts and directly observe the patterns that are part of all human language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines linguistic variation and change to illustrate social nuances and language-in-use, drawing primarily on examples from English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids linguistic jargon, focusing instead on a broader and more general approach to the study of language, and making it ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by additional web resources - available upon publication at www.wiley.com\/go\/hazen\/introlanguage - including student study aids and testbank and notes for instructors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e helps shape readers' understanding of what language \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e, how it \u003ci\u003eworks\u003c\/i\u003e, and why it is both elegantly complex and yet essential to who we are. Presenting a scientific approach to language-in-use - investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture - it invites students to consider what qualities of language comprise everyday communication skills, be they sounds, words, phrases, or conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding an introductory tour of language variation, Hazen deconstructs the idea of 'right' and 'wrong' English, and explores the narrow interpretations society places on language. Each chapter features exercises that help students engage with key concepts and directly observe the patterns that are part of all human language, its social nuances, and inherent variation. Ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging tour through the rich texture of language, and the ways in which we use and understand it today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirk Hazen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at West Virginia University. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eResearch Methods in Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Janet Holmes, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67992304091357,"sku":"9780470658963","price":112.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/8siHppjxNO9780470658963.webp?v=1790913035","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-language-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}