Language: Introductory Readings

Language offers a broad selection of groundbreaking historical studies and up-to-the-minute research for introductory courses in linguistics. Classic readings have been retained and updated to provide an authoritative, timely survey of the essential issues of language study. New articles introduce areas of debate on language variation; issues of language, culture and gender; global varieties of English; and language extinction. This solid collection introduces students to the foundations of the field and offers extensive resources for further study.

• Understanding English Grammar (10th Edition)
• The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
• The Study of Language 6th Edition
• Understanding English Grammar (9th Edition)
• The Wild Inside: A Novel
• How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction (3rd Edition)
• An Introduction to Language
• Language Myths
• Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond
• The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels