{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-language-kirk-hazen-9780470658963","title":"An Introduction to Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Language\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging guide to the nature of language, focusing on how language works - its sounds, words, structures, and phrases - all investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea of a scientific approach to language, inviting students to consider what qualities of language comprise everyday skills for us, be they sounds, words, phrases, or conversation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps shape our understanding of what language \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e, how it \u003ci\u003eworks\u003c\/i\u003e, and why it is both elegantly complex and essential to who we are\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercises within each chapter to help readers explore key concepts and directly observe the patterns that are part of all human language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines linguistic variation and change to illustrate social nuances and language-in-use, drawing primarily on examples from English\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids linguistic jargon, focusing instead on a broader and more general approach to the study of language, and making it ideal for those coming to the subject for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by additional web resources - available upon publication at www.wiley.com\/go\/hazen\/introlanguage - including student study aids and testbank and notes for instructors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirk Hazen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470658967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470658963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Kirk Hazen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717144506623,"sku":"9780470658963","price":50.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85b1fb0a-2056-4918-ab8b-b4e5ebcd814f.jpg?v=1705687144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-language-kirk-hazen-9780470658963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}