Linguistics: Why It Matters by Pullum, Geoffrey K.

Linguistics: Why It Matters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781509530762)

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Linguistics: Why It Matters by Pullum, Geoffrey K.

Linguistics: Why It Matters

$12.95
Linguistics: Why It Matters by Pullum, Geoffrey K.

Linguistics: Why It Matters

$12.95
Format: Paperback
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Language is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature. Without language, societies as complex as ours could not exist.

Geoffrey Pullum offers a stimulating introduction to the many ways in which linguistics, as the scientific study of language, matters. With its close relationships to psychology, education, philosophy, and computer science, the subject has a compelling human story to tell about the ways in which different societies see and describe the world, and its far-reaching applications range from law to medicine and from developmental psychology to artificial intelligence.

Introducing Polity's Why It Matters series: In these short and lively books, world-leading thinkers make the case for the importance of their subjects and aim to inspire a new generation of students.

Author: Geoffrey K. Pullum
ISBN-10: 1509530762
ISBN-13: 9781509530762
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2018
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.80w x 0.50d

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By Geoffrey K. Pullum
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Geoffrey K. Pullum is a world-famous linguist and Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and a regular contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is best-known for his seminal book The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, co-authored with Rodney Huddleston.

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