Linguistics: Why It Matters

ISBN-13: 9781509530762 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 140 str.

Geoffrey Pullum

Opis

Linguistics applies the analytical methods of the sciences to a subject formerly thought to belong mainly to the humanities: language. Language is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature.

Recenzje

′[A] fascinating, beautifully written and highly accessible exposition of why the science of language matters. Strongly recommend it."
Oliver Kamm, columnist for The Times of London

O autorze

Geoffrey K. Pullum is a world–famous linguist and Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is best–known for his seminal book The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, co–authored with Rodney Huddleston.