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
