22.1570, Books: Discipline of Ling/General Linguistics: Cruz-Ferreira, Abraham

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Subject: 22.1570, Books: Discipline of Ling/General Linguistics: Cruz-Ferreira, Abraham

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Date: 06-Apr-2011
From: Madalena Cruz-Ferreira [mcf636 at hotmail.com]
Subject: The Language of Language: Cruz-Ferreira, Abraham

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Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:50:37
From: Madalena Cruz-Ferreira [mcf636 at hotmail.com]
Subject: The Language of Language: Cruz-Ferreira, Abraham

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Title: The Language of Language 
Subtitle: A Linguistics Course for Starters 
Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: CreateSpace

Book URL: http://www.createspace.com/3507578 

Author: Madalena Cruz-Ferreira
Author: Sunita Anne Abraham

Paperback: ISBN: 1456458639 9781456458638 Pages: 301 Price: U.S. $ 20.00

Abstract:

Please Note: This is a new version of a previously announced text.

If you've ever wondered why we need concepts like 'noun' and 'verb' or 'word' and 'phrase' 
when discussing language, this book is for you. Deliberately selective in its approach, 'The 
Language of Language' is aimed at multilingual speakers of English with no prior background 
in language studies. We explore the nature of language and linguists' agreed-upon ways of 
talking about the object of their inquiry, focusing on modes of thinking rather than 
comprehensive content coverage. Our goal is to encourage informed thinking about (why) 
language matters, so that you can continue puzzling about language issues long after you've 
worked your way through this book and its companion website. 

Now in its third edition, at just over 300 pages and priced to make you want to own it, the 
book is packed with over 100 commented activities, examples of language play, and fun food 
for thought, designed to whet your appetite for linguistics and language studies. This new 
edition is available for textbook adoption internationally.

The companion website, at www.lang101.com/, contains more activities, for self-study or the 
classroom, and instructors' resources which include teaching slides and class handouts. 

'The Language of Language' provides a careful selection of important topics in linguistic 
inquiry and gives a clear overview of each. And, what must have been a difficult feat indeed, 
the ideas are presented in a way that is always interesting and frequently amusing. ... It is the 
ideal course book to choose in countries where either one finds several varieties of English 
spoken or where students are learning English as a second or foreign language, as is true in 
much of Asia. 
Dr Gloria Poedjosoedarmo, Independent Scholar, Singapore 

[My course] is given in the very first semester, aiming at giving the students a strong base in 
understanding how language works. Using this book through an active learning process for 
the second time, I found that the book could become a very strong foundation for them to 
learn other linguistics subjects. In the following semesters, the students could see clearly why 
they have to learn those materials [...]. The content of the book is enriched with examples that 
are familiar with our students' context. This makes it possible for me to explore the content 
and to relate it to their context. I have been teaching the subject to different groups of 
students at different institutions using different books. This is the first time I could make this 
theoretical subject grounded.  
Dr Soepriyatna, Sampoerna School of Education, Indonesia 

This text offers a clear explanation of the core concepts of linguistics and would be an 
appropriate choice as a text for an introductory linguistics class. The volume provides a solid 
base on which the student can build by taking more advanced courses in linguistics.
Dr Amy Thompson, Michigan State University

See http://www.amazon.com/dp/1456458639 for more reviews, customer reviews, and to 
explore the book's contents. 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Discipline of Linguistics
                     General Linguistics

Written In: English  (eng)

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