9781509530755

Linguistics

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781509530755

Hardcover|9781509530755


Overview

Language is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature. Without language, societies as complex as ours could not exist.

Geoffrey Pullum offers a stimulating introduction to the many ways in which linguistics, as the scientific study of language, matters. With its close relationships to psychology, education, philosophy, and computer science, the subject has a compelling human story to tell about the ways in which different societies see and describe the world, and its far-reaching applications range from law to medicine and from developmental psychology to artificial intelligence.

Introducing Polity's Why It Matters series: In these short and lively books, world-leading thinkers make the case for the importance of their subjects and aim to inspire a new generation of students.

ISBN-13

9781509530755

ISBN-10

1509530754

Weight

0.55 Pounds

Dimensions

5.10 x 0.70 x 7.60 In

List Price

$64.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

140 pages

Publisher

Polity

Published On

2018-09-04



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