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miss_blackbird's review
4.0
Really funny and clear introduction to all aspects of language.
Beware: you will become a linguist after reading this book. :)
Beware: you will become a linguist after reading this book. :)
blushingcherryblossom's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
megomyego1's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.25
Great starter reference book for the wonderful field of linguistics.
tjahja180's review against another edition
4.0
I will recommend this book to anyone interested in language topics but without or with limited linguistic background. This book was on the recommendation list during my early year in university, partly because the language is easy to follow -since it is an introduction- and also the scope is comprehensive -not only covering grammar (morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonetics, and phonology), but also psycolinguistics, sociolinguistics, computational linguistics, historical linguistics, and writing systems. Many many perspectives to "unearth" the so called human language.
I find the illustrations and quotes inside the book mostly funny and eye-catching yet thought provoking, encouraging to read through. The book 600s pages also contain exercises to test your understanding (but no answer keys to cheat, sorry!) Overall the chapters are interesting, with one chapter I enjoy reading the most. The Chapter 8 on Language Acquisition discusses how human are innately gifted with grammar and that language learning is a never ending process. The language development on children is a prime example on how human unconsciously "install language package" from their environment.
I find the illustrations and quotes inside the book mostly funny and eye-catching yet thought provoking, encouraging to read through. The book 600s pages also contain exercises to test your understanding (but no answer keys to cheat, sorry!) Overall the chapters are interesting, with one chapter I enjoy reading the most. The Chapter 8 on Language Acquisition discusses how human are innately gifted with grammar and that language learning is a never ending process. The language development on children is a prime example on how human unconsciously "install language package" from their environment.
traumadoll's review against another edition
5.0
I usually find introductory texts to be either lacking in content or boring and this one was neither. This book was a pleasure to read.
bookprescriptions's review against another edition
Linguistics book… actually quite interesting for a textbook.
*didn’t finish it all read enough of this 500+of book to count
*didn’t finish it all read enough of this 500+of book to count
claireeedwards032418's review against another edition
Great book for teaching/ learning grammar.
hiba59's review against another edition
4.0
This is the perfect read for an introduction into linguistics, it has everything and so much more. I'll need to re-read it some other time because I skimmed through some parts real quick and didn't read properly through them.
This is an all-timer, good for everyone who wants to major in linguistics or even those who just want more insight on the discipline.
This is an all-timer, good for everyone who wants to major in linguistics or even those who just want more insight on the discipline.