William O. Grady Livres

Introductory Linguistics, both Undergraduate and Graduate level (found in linguistics departments, or English, Education, Modern Languages, Psychology, and Cognitive Science departments). Contemporary Linguistic Analysis has established itself as the best-selling introductory text on language and linguistic concepts in Canada. This text contains the most current theoretical and Canadian content, and treats this complex topic with a clarity of language like no other text on the market. Topics are covered by leading linguists who are experts in their fields. The text's theme is the scientific study of language, emphasizing the contemporary practice of linguistic analysis, with coverage of all the discipline's major fields.

Demonstrating how children learn to produce and distinguish between sounds, and their acquisition of words and meanings, this book explains their incredible mastery of language. William O'Grady provides readers with an overview not only of the language acquisition process itself, but also of the ingenious experiments and techniques that researchers use to investigate this mysterious phenomenon.