LINGUIST List 21.1613
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Books: General Linguistics: Akmajian, Demers, Farmer, Harnish
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1. Michelle
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Linguistics, Sixth Edition: Akmajian, Demers, Farmer, Harnish
Message 1: Linguistics, Sixth Edition: Akmajian, Demers, Farmer, Harnish
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Date: 31-Mar-2010
From: Michelle Pullano <mpullano mit.edu>
Subject: Linguistics, Sixth Edition: Akmajian, Demers, Farmer, Harnish
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Title: Linguistics, Sixth Edition
Subtitle: An Introduction to Language and Communication
Published: 2010
Publisher: MIT Press
http://mitpress.mit.edu/
Book URL: http://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262513708
Author: Adrian Akmajian
Author: Richard A Demers
Author: Ann K Farmer
Author: Robert M Harnish
Hardback: ISBN: 0262013754 9780262013758 Pages: 592 Price: U.S. $ 75.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0262513706 9780262513708 Pages: 592 Price: U.S. $ 45.00
Abstract:
This popular introductory linguistics text is unique for its integration of themes. Rather than treat morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics as completely separate fields, the book shows how they interact. It provides a sound introduction to linguistic methodology while encouraging students to consider why people are intrinsically interested in languageāthe ultimate puzzle of the human mind. The text first treats such structural and interpretive parts of language as morphology, phonology, syntax, and semantics, then takes a cognitive perspective and covers such topics as pragmatics, psychology of language, language acquisition, and language and the brain. For this sixth edition, all chapters have been revised. New material includes updated examples, new special topics sections, and new discussions of the minimalist program, semantic minimalism, human genetic relationships and historical relationships among languages, Gricean theories, experimental pragmatics, and language acquisition. The organization of the book gives instructors flexibility in designing their courses. Chapters have numerous subsections with core material presented first and additional material following as special topics. The accompanying workbook supplements the text with exercises drawn from a variety of languages. The goal is to teach basic conceptual foundations of linguistics and the methods of argumentation, justification, and hypothesis testing within the field. By presenting the most fundamental linguistics concepts in detail, the text allows students to get a feeling for how real work in different areas of linguistics is done.
Linguistic Field(s):
General Linguistics
Written In: English (eng )
See this book announcement on our website:
http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=47166
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Brill
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http://www.brill.nl
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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http://www.c-s-p.org
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Cambridge University Press
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http://us.cambridge.org
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Cascadilla Press
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http://www.cascadilla.com/
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Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
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http://www.continuumbooks.com
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De Gruyter Mouton
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http://www.degruyter.com/mouton
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Edinburgh University Press
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http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/
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Elsevier Ltd
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http://www.elsevier.com/linguistics
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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http://www.emeraldinsight.com/
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European Language Resources Association - ELRA
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http://www.elra.info.
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Georgetown University Press
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http://www.press.georgetown.edu
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John Benjamins
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http://www.benjamins.com/
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Lincom GmbH
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http://www.lincom.eu
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MIT Press
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http://mitpress.mit.edu/
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Multilingual Matters
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http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
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Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG
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http://www.narr.de/
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Oxford University Press
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http://www.oup.com/us
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Palgrave Macmillan
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http://www.palgrave.com
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Peter Lang AG
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http://www.peterlang.com
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Rodopi
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http://www.rodopi.nl/
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Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
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http://www.routledge.com/
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Springer
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http://www.springer.com
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University of Toronto Press
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http://www.utpjournals.com/
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Wiley-Blackwell
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http://www.wiley.com
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Association of Editors of the Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
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http://www.fl.ul.pt/revistas/JPL/JPLweb.htm
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Graduate Linguistic Students' Association, Umass
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http://glsa.hypermart.net/
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International Pragmatics Assoc.
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http://www.ipra.be
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Langues et Linguistique
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http://y.ennaji.free.fr/fr/
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Linguistic Association of Finland
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http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/sky/
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Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke - LOT
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http://www.lotpublications.nl/
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Pacific Linguistics
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http://pacling.anu.edu.au/
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SIL International
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http://www.ethnologue.com/bookstore.asp
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St. Jerome Publishing Ltd
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http://www.stjerome.co.uk
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Utrecht institute of Linguistics
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http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl/
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