Language Introduction: English

Author: Li Xuezhen
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The title of this book is "Introduction to Linguistics," which aims to provide readers with fundamental concepts and knowledge about linguistic analysis, description, and human language use for communication, catering to the needs of different levels of learners such as graduate students, undergraduate students, junior college students, and general language enthusiasts. As an "Introduction," the editors do not intend to cover all aspects of linguistic research comprehensively but focus the attention on the grammatical and sociolinguistic levels of language. Based on the editors' several years of experience teaching "Introduction to Linguistics," starting from these two aspects may make it easier to grasp the essence of language. Nevertheless, the discussion in this book also touches upon fields such as psycholinguistics, pragmatics, and stylistics, to facilitate further learning and exploration by students.