An Introduction to Language

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, Tenth Edition, is appropriate for a variety of fields--including education, languages, psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, English, and teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)--at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This completely updated edition retains the clear descriptions, humor, and seamless pedagogy that have made the book a perennial best-seller, while adding new information and exercises that render each topic fresh, engaging, and current.

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• A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
• The Everyday Writer with 2016 MLA Update
• Pacific Eldorado: A History of Greater California
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• Children's Literature: Discovery for a Lifetime (4th Edition)