The Study of Language

The Study of Language

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  • Author:George Yule
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Summary

Designed for beginners, this best-selling textbook provides a thorough introduction to the study of language。 It introduces the analysis of the key elements of language--sounds, words, structures and meanings, and provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics。 The third edition has been extensively revised to include new sections on important contemporary issues in language study, including language and culture, African American English, sign language, and slang。 A comprehensive glossary provides useful explanations of technical terms, and each chapter contains a range of new study questions and research tasks, with suggested answers。

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Liz

It's still a textbook but still somehow enjoyed it despite having to read it all semester。 It's still a textbook but still somehow enjoyed it despite having to read it all semester。 。。。more

Giulia Maria

Finally a linguistics’ boom that is written in a clear way! I quite enjoyed reading it。 Also, I found useful the study questions + tasks。

Coschmi

Für ein Uni Buch überraschend kurzweilig

Haela

Review in English, Español, and 普通话 The Study of Language by George Yule is a fantastic beginner guide for someone taking linguistics classes or who loves to learn about languages and linguistics。 This book centers around the central topics in the area of linguistics and dives into each branch。 For example, one may find they are more inclined to sociolinguistics than the historical linguistics area。 The book is perfect for readers thinking about diving into a specific area of linguistics or wan Review in English, Español, and 普通话 The Study of Language by George Yule is a fantastic beginner guide for someone taking linguistics classes or who loves to learn about languages and linguistics。 This book centers around the central topics in the area of linguistics and dives into each branch。 For example, one may find they are more inclined to sociolinguistics than the historical linguistics area。 The book is perfect for readers thinking about diving into a specific area of linguistics or want to have a small book to keep on their bookshelf as a reference guide。 The details of it make it a perfect manual to have in order to refresh readers that have extensive knowledge of linguistics, especially when they find their skill area。 I have the third edition listed here as well as the sixth edition (ISBN: 978-1-316-60675-9)。 I include this as the third edition is a well-written guide; however, George Yule refines their writing and references, as well as the discussion topics/projects included at the end of each chapter。 The writing is concise and clear, which is very helpful especially if this book is assigned for a college-level class。 For visual learners, there are a lot of illustrations, graphs, and charts to aid with the reading。 Linguistics can quickly become dense and difficult to grasp topics, especially when diving into the more biological aspect of language。 George Yule does an excellent job breaking down every sub-topic for the reader and provides a lot of help with giving Further Readings for the reader。 As both a Language Acquistion Specialist and Linguist, this was well-tailored for novice readers and learners and gives them a good foundation as they continue through classes。I will say that it is worth the money to get the Sixth Edition rather than the Third。 There are Futher Readings and lots of Study Questions, Tasks, and Discussion Topics/Projects。 That being said, if you are looking for a more budget-friendly option, the Third Edition does just fine, especially if this is more of a hobby rather than a job。 I have referred to both editions numerous times throughout my job even though it is meant for beginners。 It is a very well-written book, both editions。 [Español] The Study of Language (Español: El Lenguaje ) por George Yule es una fantástica guía para principiantes para alguien que toma clases de lingüística o a quien le gusta aprender sobre idiomas y lingüística。 Este libro se centra en los temas centrales en el área de la lingüística y se sumerge en cada rama。 Por ejemplo, uno puede encontrar que están más inclinados a la sociolingüística que al lado de la lingüística histórica de las cosas。 Las ediciones que tengo actualmente están todas en inglés ya que tengo libros lingüísticos específicos en español, pero hay algunas ediciones en español disponibles。 ISBN 10: 8446025213 / ISBN 13: 9788446025214。El libro es perfecto para los lectores que piensan en bucear en un área específica de lingüística o quieren tener un pequeño libro para guardar en su estantería como guía de referencia。 Los detalles de la misma hacen que sea un manual perfecto para actualizar a los lectores que tienen un amplio conocimiento de la lingüística, especialmente cuando encuentran su área de habilidades。 Tengo la tercera edición enumerada aquí así como la sexta edición (Inglés ISBN: 978-1-316-60675-9)。 Incluyo esto como la tercera edición es una guía bien escrita, pero George Yule refina su escritura y referencias, así como los temas/proyectos de discusión incluidos al final de cada capítulo。 La escritura es concisa y clara, lo cual es muy útil especialmente si este libro es asignado a una clase de nivel universitario。 Para los estudiantes visuales, hay muchas ilustraciones, gráficos y tablas que ayudan con la lectura。 La lingüística puede llegar a ser rápidamente densa y difícil de entender, especialmente cuando se sumerge en el aspecto más biológico del lenguaje。 George Yule hace un trabajo excelente que rompe cada sub-tema para el lector y proporciona mucha ayuda con dar lecturas adicionales para el lector。 Como especialista en adquisición de idiomas y como lingüista, esto fue bien diseñado para los lectores y estudiantes novatos y les da una bueena base a medida que continúan a través de las clases。 Voy a decir que vale la pena el dinero para obtener la Sexta Edición en lugar de la Tercera。 Hay más lecturas y muchas preguntas de esudio, tareas y temas/proyectos de discusión。 Dicho esto, si usted está buscando una opción más económica, la tercera edición hace bien, especialmente si esto es más de un pasatiempo que un trabajo。 Me he referido a ambas ediciones numerosas veces a lo largo de mi trabajo, aunque está destinado a principiantes。 Es un libro muy bien escrito, ambas ediciones。 [普通话]*请让我知道这个翻译是怎么回事!我不是母语人士,仍在学习。我感谢任何反馈!谢谢! 普通话: 语言研究 ( The Study of Language ) 乔治·尤尔(George Yule) 的语言研究对于参加语言学课程或喜欢学习语言和语言学的人来说是一个很棒的初学者指南。本书围绕语言学领域的中心主题展开,并深入探讨了每个分支。例如,人们可能会发现他们更倾向于社会语言学,而不是历史语言学方面。第三版有这本书的中文副本,但我找不到第六版(最新版本)的任何一本。书号10:7560019536 书号13:9787560019536。这本书非常适合考虑深入研究语言学特定领域的读者,或者想要有一本小书作为参考指南放在书架上。它的细节使它成为一本完美的手册,以刷新对语言学有广泛知识的读者,特别是当他们找到自己的技能领域时。我在这里列出了第三版和第六版(英文ISBN:978-1-316-60675-9)。我把它包括在内,因为第三版是一本写得很好的指南;然而,乔治·尤尔完善了他们的写作和参考资料,以及每章末尾的讨论主题/项目。写作简洁明了,这是非常有帮助的,特别是如果这本书被分配到大学水平的班级。对于视觉学习者,有很多插图,图形和图表可以帮助。语言学很快就会变得密集且难以掌握主题,特别是在深入研究语言的生物学方面时。乔治·尤尔(George Yule)在为读者分解每个子主题方面做得非常出色,并为读者提供了大量帮助,为读者提供了进一步阅读。作为语言获取专家和语言学家,这是为新手读者和学习者量身定制的,并为他们继续上课提供了良好的基础。我会说,花钱买第六版而不是第三版是值得的。有进一步的阅读和大量的学习问题,任务和讨论主题/项目。话虽如此,如果您正在寻找一个预算更友好的选择,那么第三版做得很好,特别是如果这更像是一种爱好而不是一份工作。在我的工作中,我多次提到这两个版本,即使它是为初学者准备的。这是一本写得很好的书,两个版本都有。 。。。more

Ana

This book was mandatory literature for my Intro to Linguistics course that I had taken in early 2000s for my MA in English。 Almost 20 years later, I still remember how great it felt to discover the key elements of language through such a nicely written book。 The examples were great and very relatable - I never had to stop and ask myself "What was that about? I don't see the link。" I'd recommend this book to anyone starting in linguistics because although it covers very complex linguistic concept This book was mandatory literature for my Intro to Linguistics course that I had taken in early 2000s for my MA in English。 Almost 20 years later, I still remember how great it felt to discover the key elements of language through such a nicely written book。 The examples were great and very relatable - I never had to stop and ask myself "What was that about? I don't see the link。" I'd recommend this book to anyone starting in linguistics because although it covers very complex linguistic concepts, the text flows so smoothly and you really feel you learnt something after finishing it。 。。。more

Clau

Na miña Época Oscura (cando estudiara un curso de Lenguas Modernas), un profesor mandáranos ler este libro e foi o único bo a nivel de estudios que saquei de aí。 Solo sobraba a parte de sintaxis jeje

Rahul Bendresh

Must read for the students of linguitics。

Ghadeer K。

A useful introduction to linguistics。 I've read these chapters with interest (2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 14) and I'll read the other chapters again。 A useful introduction to linguistics。 I've read these chapters with interest (2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 14) and I'll read the other chapters again。 。。。more

Amanda Webster

Very well organized textbook with interesting content。 👍

Chaimae

If you want to know what is linguistic check this book 😌

Zoe

A linguistics textbook has no right to be this funny and enjoyable。 That's all I have to say。 A linguistics textbook has no right to be this funny and enjoyable。 That's all I have to say。 。。。more

Grant Xiang

it is comprehensive about linguistics

Joyce Meijs

Read this for my studies。 Does provide one with an interesting insight into General Linguistics。 Written at a nice pace。

Ειρήνη Σαμψωνίδου

I had to read this book for school。 It is a book with interesting topics and you can learn a lot about language, how it was created and aquiared。 The book is well written which makes it even more easy to understand what it is being said。

Juan Tomás

Una introducción sensacional。 No entra mucho en detalle (tampoco es su intención), pero consigue divertir y despertar la curiosidad del lector a la vez que presenta los conceptos básicos de la lingüística。 Como un enano me lo he pasado。

Hosius Mr

به واسطه درس و دانشگاه این کتاب رو خوندم و باید بگم که واقعا جالب بود。 نویسنده از ابتدا پیدایش زبان، تکامل زبان در انسانها و حیوانات، انواع گروه های زبانی و تمام نکاتی که در مورد زبان و زبانشناسی و آموزش زبان هست رو مورد بررسی و مطالعه قرار میده。

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Andrez

An excellent introduction to linguistics。 This book explains concepts in an accessible way, has suggestions for further reading and a very well written glossary at the end。 It's a very good choice for a hobbyist looking to form a solid foundation before delving deeper into more esoteric topics。 An excellent introduction to linguistics。 This book explains concepts in an accessible way, has suggestions for further reading and a very well written glossary at the end。 It's a very good choice for a hobbyist looking to form a solid foundation before delving deeper into more esoteric topics。 。。。more

Jayakrishnan Subramony

A great introduction to linguistics as a field of science。

Catarina PB

Interesting but more of a School book than a book to read for fun! Nonetheless, I am happy I bought it because that means I get to try the exercises provided。 Just wish I had someone to discuss it with。

Mojtaba

از یکی از دوستان توی گودریدز خواستم یه کتاب برای شروع زبان‌شناسی بهم معرفی کنه و این رو بهم معرفی کرد。 دومین کتابی‌یه که به زبون انگلیسی خوندم و خوش‌بختانه نثرش برام ساده بود。 کتاب به‌طور مختصر درباره‌ی شاخه‌های مختلف زبان‌شناسی حرف می‌زنه(البته مطمئن نیستم از تمام شاخه‌ها حرف زده باشه。)。 آخر هرفصل هم تمرینات و رفرنس‌های مختلفی از همون فصل می‌آره。فکر می‌کنم برای شروع و زمینه‌سازی و این‌که بفهمید چه شاخه‌ای چه جذابیت‌هایی براتون داره خیلی مناسب باشه。

Mohammed Zain AlDen

كتاب مفيد جداً للمبتدئين في مجال اللسانيات 。。。 الكتاب بسيط وغير معقد ومع ذلك يعد ذو قيمة علمية عالية في مجاله 。。。 وترجمة الدكتور حمزة المزيني كانت جيدة رغم استخدام مصطلحات غير متعارفة في كتب اللسانيات العربية وهذا ما قد يحدث تشتيتاً للقارئ 。。。 فمثلاً مصطلح pragmatics الذي يعرف في اللغة العربية ب(التداولية) أو (التداوليات) يترجمه الدكتور المزيني بلفظة (الذريعيات) وهو مصطلح أقل شيوعاً ، عدا ذلك فالترجمة مقبولة。

Melih Sarıçam

Great introduction to linguistics。 I admire the typesetting。

Maryam

I learned so much!

Eisha

So good book

Dr。 House

كتاب جامع مانع مفصل ومبوب جيدا، شكرا للمترجم على اجتهاداته في الهامش

Fatimajhnshi

واقعا این کتاب همونجور که ادعا داره برای مخاطب تازه‌وارد به حوزه زبان‌شناسی نوشته شده و اگه مطلقا اطلاعاتی در مورد زبان‌شناسی ندارید، می‌تونه قدم اول خوبی باشه براتون。کتاب فصل فصله و در انتهای هر فصل تعدادی سوال برای بحث بیشتر و تعدادی تمرین قرار داده شده که می‌تونید با انجام دادنشون درکتون از فصل رو بسنجید و عمق بدید بهش。البته بهتون توصیه می‌کنم به همین کتاب بسنده نکنید و آثار دیگه‌ای رو بعدا بخونید حتما اما اگه قصد شروع دارید می‌تونه شروع خوبی باشه。

James

Really good intro to linguistics。 Phonology units are quite good。 As it's only an intro text, don't expect book length treatment of individual topics。 Nevertheless, excellent crash course。 Humor seeded throughout。Also, it has extensive study questions and tasks for each chapter。 This helps readers to wrestle with issues or just reinforce important ideas。 Online notes a bonus。 Really good intro to linguistics。 Phonology units are quite good。 As it's only an intro text, don't expect book length treatment of individual topics。 Nevertheless, excellent crash course。 Humor seeded throughout。Also, it has extensive study questions and tasks for each chapter。 This helps readers to wrestle with issues or just reinforce important ideas。 Online notes a bonus。 。。。more

KALONGA

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Lukas Mwaliwole

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