Elizabeth Winkler is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Western Kentucky University, USA.

This book is a beautifully organized, clear and readable introduction to the field of linguistics.  The writing is lively and interesting, while at the same time presenting complex and often technical ideas in a manner that's both accurate and accessible.  Students brand new to the discipline will enjoy reading this book, and linguists who teach introductory courses will benefit from its clear and direct explanations.

• Part I: Defining and Acquiring Language 1. What Every Native Speaker Secretly Understands 2. Human Language versus Animal Communication 3. Language Acquisition Part II: Structures of Language 4. Phonetics 5. Morphology: The Structure of Words 6. Grammar 7. The History of EnglishPart III: Language in Use 8. Semantics: Language and Meaning 9. Pragmatics: Language in Use 10. Electronic-Mediated Communication and its Effects on Language 11. Language Variation and Change Bibliography Index

Elizabeth Winkler is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Western Kentucky University, USA.

This book is a beautifully organized, clear and readable introduction to the field of linguistics.  The writing is lively and interesting, while at the same time presenting complex and often technical ideas in a manner that's both accurate and accessible.  Students brand new to the discipline will enjoy reading this book, and linguists who teach introductory courses will benefit from its clear and direct explanations.

• Part I: Defining and Acquiring Language 1. What Every Native Speaker Secretly Understands 2. Human Language versus Animal Communication 3. Language Acquisition Part II: Structures of Language 4. Phonetics 5. Morphology: The Structure of Words 6. Grammar 7. The History of EnglishPart III: Language in Use 8. Semantics: Language and Meaning 9. Pragmatics: Language in Use 10. Electronic-Mediated Communication and its Effects on Language 11. Language Variation and Change Bibliography Index

Elizabeth Winkler is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Western Kentucky University, USA.

This book is a beautifully organized, clear and readable introduction to the field of linguistics.  The writing is lively and interesting, while at the same time presenting complex and often technical ideas in a manner that's both accurate and accessible.  Students brand new to the discipline will enjoy reading this book, and linguists who teach introductory courses will benefit from its clear and direct explanations.

• Part I: Defining and Acquiring Language 1. What Every Native Speaker Secretly Understands 2. Human Language versus Animal Communication 3. Language Acquisition Part II: Structures of Language 4. Phonetics 5. Morphology: The Structure of Words 6. Grammar 7. The History of EnglishPart III: Language in Use 8. Semantics: Language and Meaning 9. Pragmatics: Language in Use 10. Electronic-Mediated Communication and its Effects on Language 11. Language Variation and Change Bibliography Index