What is linguistics? /

Crystal, David, 1941-,

What is linguistics? / [print] David Crystal. - fourth edition. - London : Edward Arnold, (c)1985. - 83 pages ; 20 cm

Previous edition: 1974.

Includes bibliographies and index.

What linguistics is not. The history of language -- Language learning and teaching -- Evaluation -- Traditional approaches -- Logic and language -- Definitions -- Prescriptive versus descriptive -- What linguistics is. The science of language -- Language -- The functions of language -- The structure of language -- The nature of linguistics -- The uses of linguistics. Applications : language teaching and learning -- Other applications.



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