Introduction to Language: A New Edition

Author: Peng Xuanwei
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Tsinghua Language Series. This book is an introductory textbook on linguistics, with a unique overall framework compared to any other domestic or international textbooks of the same kind. The compilers vividly regard language as a three-dimensional model composed of levels, strata, and dimensions. It provides systematic and easy-to-understand introductions to English words, phrases, sentences, and discourse. The main phenomena in language are explained one by one using diagrams, with lively and vivid descriptions and simple and clear language. The main target readers are college English teachers, senior English majors, graduate students in linguistics, and linguistics enthusiasts.