Linguistics: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 056758352X
- ISBN-13
- 9780567583529
- Series
- Linguistics
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-04-23
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Author
- William B. McGregor
Description
A fresh and contemporary introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies.
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