Language: Its Structure and Use 6th (sixth) edition
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006Q20ZJ2 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language: Its Structure and Use 6th (sixth) edition book has been released since 0000-00-00. Language: Its Structure and Use 6th (sixth) edition are written by Edward Finegan and it has 212 of pages on paperback.
"An effective text for a difficult topic" according to Lisa K. Miller. I recently completed an Introduction to Linguistics course; this book was the text. I found it not only extremely readable but up to date, informative, and scholarly. It made more clear what was for most of us an inaccessible topic. The examples were real world and timely. Small units on Computers and Linguistics at the end of each chapter explained how these two fields intersect. The study questions and examples provided pertinent review of what the chapters covered.BTW, I found the tone of the last review "pompous and patronizing", to use his own words. Why are there so many intellectual. Golden Retriever said It has much to be desired. I am getting my my master's degree in Linguistics, and my professor has chosen to use this book for our Introduction to Linguistics course. Finegan writes this book as if he's writing it for professional linguists who need their memories refreshed. Instead of simply putting in the book what students need: clear-cut, unambigous, non-circular definitions, he quickly glosses over terms then gives very long, extensive examples without even having defined the term. For example, pragmatics is defined as "the branch of linguistics that studies information structure" (p. "It has much to be desired" according to Golden Retriever. I am getting my my master's degree in Linguistics, and my professor has chosen to use this book for our Introduction to Linguistics course. Finegan writes this book as if he's writing it for professional linguists who need their memories refreshed. Instead of simply putting in the book what students need: clear-cut, unambigous, non-circular definitions, he quickly glosses over terms then gives very long, extensive examples without even having defined the term. For example, pragmatics is defined as "the branch of linguistics that studies information structure" (p. 250). His definitions do n. 50). His definitions do n. ucrjedi said Poorly worded and very dull. It seems that this author chose to use fancy wording and complex examples when something simpler would have been fine. I often found myself rereading paragraphs and even that didn't help. I got an A in my linguistics class thanks to my professor's lectures and because I kept rereading parts that were worded poorly (lots of those). If this book is your only resource then you'd better get to the lectures because you'll be in deep trouble otherwise.