37.1039, Books: Your Langauge Matters: Prieto (2025)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-37-1039. Fri Mar 13 2026. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 37.1039, Books: Your Langauge Matters: Prieto (2025)

Moderator: Steven Moran (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Valeriia Vyshnevetska
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Mara Baccaro, Daniel Swanson
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Editor for this issue: Mara Baccaro <mara at linguistlist.org>

================================================================


Date: 11-Mar-2026
From: Dustin Wilson [publications at sil.org]
Subject: Your Langauge Matters: Prieto (2025)


Title: Your Langauge Matters
Subtitle: Critical Questions about Language in a Twenty-first Century
World
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: SIL International Publications
           http://www.sil.org/resources/publications
Book URL: https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/111020

Author(s): Victor M. Prieto

Print, paperback 7" x 10"

Abstract:

The ability to learn and develop languages for communication is a
uniquely human characteristic. Equip yourself by exploring language
and linguistics as a discipline – this book is that exploration.
Interactive exercises invite readers to engage with the critical
linguistic questions. You will develop foundational skills to analyze
languages scientifically, appreciate its diversity, and understand its
profound impact on the human experience.
In our interdependent global world understanding the intricacies of
languages is crucial. Your Language Matters is an instructive yet
accessible textbook that can be used in an entry-level university
classroom or for self-instruction. Whether considering a career in
linguistics, seeking to improve your communication skills, or simply
curious about languages in our current contexts, this textbook will
provide a solid foundation and inspire further exploration.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics




------------------------------------------------------------------------------

********************** LINGUIST List Support ***********************
Please consider donating to the Linguist List, a U.S. 501(c)(3) not for profit organization:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87C2AXTVC4PP8

LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Bloomsbury Publishing http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/

Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/

De Gruyter Brill https://www.degruyterbrill.com/?changeLang=en

Edinburgh University Press http://www.edinburghuniversitypress.com

European Language Resources Association (ELRA) http://www.elra.info

John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/

Language Science Press http://langsci-press.org

Lincom GmbH https://lincom-shop.eu/

MIT Press http://mitpress.mit.edu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG http://www.narr.de/

Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT) http://www.lotpublications.nl/

Peter Lang AG http://www.peterlang.com

SIL International Publications http://www.sil.org/resources/publications


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-37-1039
----------------------------------------------------------