An Introduction To Linguistics

This is a guide to the very nature of language. It covers all major aspects of linguistics with chapters on semantics (the study of meaning), phonology (the sou... » 

This is a guide to the very nature of language. It covers all major aspects of linguistics with chapters on semantics (the study of meaning), phonology (the sound systems of languages) and morphology (the structure of words), as well as syntax and social variation. «