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I'm looking for a good introductory linguistics textbook. Unfortunately, I'm not able to squeeze a class into my physics degree. Thanks for any recommendations.
Nope. I've never seen it and couldn't find any excerpts.Shackleford said:Do you know if this is a good book, too?
http://product.half.ebay.com/Language_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ57203635
honestrosewater said:Nope. I've never seen it and couldn't find any excerpts.
What do you want to get out of the book? Do you want to do research in linguistics? Do you want a better understanding of language? Do you want some interesting ideas or problems to think about?
Thank you, you share.honestrosewater said:Cool. Come back if you have questions. I still have that book.
If you want to hear some interesting things about language, try to get your hands on Jespersen's http://books.google.com/books?id=1WcXVIgc2bUC". It is not an introduction or an easy read (its being a century old doesn't help). But it is full of jewels.
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