{"product_id":"linguistics-for-beginners-w-terrence-gordon-9781934389287","title":"Linguistics for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinguistics For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to ever make the arcane labors of linguistics accessible to general readers. It begins with a lucid definition of language and proceeds to examine how it becomes the subject matter of linguistics. Key topics include the contrast between writing and speech, and elementary lessons in analyses ranging from simple sounds to entire sentences. Absurd fictions such as Eskimos having hundreds of words for snow are exploded, and the borderlands between linguistics and philosophy are investigated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinguistics For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e teaches concise lessons using wit and whimsy making for a memorable learning experience. The reader will learn about language acquisition, ancient languages, little-known languages, tonal and whistle languages, linguistic engineering, structuralism, language origins, the anthropological approach to linguistics, kinship semantics, color lexicons, geographical linguistics, and much more  \u003ci\u003eLinguistics For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is the key tool for linguistic students of any level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Terrence Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934389285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934389287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e For Beginners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 7.00w x 0.32d","brand":"W. Terrence Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978827464959,"sku":"9781934389287","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94fd5f0b-d206-44fc-b27f-dbafbf8a2330.jpg?v=1683243181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/linguistics-for-beginners-w-terrence-gordon-9781934389287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}