George Yule

Easy to follow, simple to understand - the most fundamental introduction to language study. Includes new tasks and an online study guide.

Supplementary exercises which provide extra practice of important points in English grammar covered in Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced.

A través de un estilo claro y conciso, George Yule ofrece al lector no especializado una introducción exhaustiva a los aspectos fundamentales del estudio de la lengua. Desde los orígenes del lenguaje hasta el analisis de las estrategias de adquisicion/aprendizaje de una primera o segunda lengua; desde los procesos de formacion de las palabras, la gramatica y la sintaxis hasta los factores sociales, culturales y geograficos que influyen en el desarrollo de la lengua, este manual proporciona la oportunidad de descubrir el funcionamiento del lenguaje y el papel que desempeña dentro de las relaciones humanas.

Unrivalled in its popularity, The Study of Language is quite simply the best introduction to the field available today. It introduces the analysis of the key elements of language - sounds, words, structures and meanings, and provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics, such as how conversation works, child language, and language variation. This third edition has been extensively revised to include fresh study questions, a comprehensive glossary, and new sections on important contemporary issues in language study, including language and culture, slang, gestures, and African American English. Extensively revised and updated Fresh study questions and research tasks, a comprehensive glossary providing clear explanations of technical terms, and a fully updated bibliography Concise and clearly presented, perfect for readers approaching the study of language for the first time

This revised and updated edition incorporates many changes that reflect developments in language study over the past decade, including a new chapter on pragmatics, and an expansion of the chapter on semantics. There are additional sections on speech recognition systems, sign languages, women's and men's language, input in language learning, and several other topics. The Study Questions and Discussion Topics following each chapter have also been thoroughly revised, with the addition of more than 30 new tasks for students; and the Further Reading sections have been revised, updated and expanded. The new edition also has many more illustrations, examples, and quotes from a wide range of commentators, from Groucho Marx to Gary Larson. The presentation retains the clear and lively style which made the first edition a hugely popular introduction to the study of language. This new edition of The Study of Language incorporates many changes that reflect developments in language study over the past decade.

Part of a series providing introductions to the main disciplinary areas of English language study make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains and illustrates basic concepts such as the co-operative principle speech arcs.

A fresh approach to explaining grammar, written specifically for language teachers. Detailed explanations are supported by exercises and practical teaching ideas.Having to explain a grammar point can be daunting for teachers. The kinds of explanations that will help language students aren''t always the ones you will find in a traditional, ''academic'' grammar book or guide. Instead, Explaining English Grammar is a pedagogical guide, designed to help explain the ''whys'' as well as the ''hows'' of English grammar. The book is organized into ten chapters. Each chapter covers a specific grammar topic. After an introductory chapter, the topics covered are: - Articles - Tense and aspect - Modals - Conditionals - Prepositions and particles - Indirect objects - Infinitives and gerunds - Relative clauses - Direct and indirect speech This sequence is designed to cover the more basic topics first, and then to go into more complex areas. However, the chapters are also free-standing, so you can read them in any order - or leave some out - if you prefer. Each chapter has a similar structure. - First there is a section that desc

A través de un estilo claro y conciso, George Yule ofrece al lector no especializado una introducción exhaustiva a los aspectos fundamentales del estudio de la lengua. Desde los orígenes del lenguaje hasta el analisis de las estrategias de adquisicion/aprendizaje de una primera o segunda lengua. desde los procesos de formacion de las palabras, la gramatica y la sintaxis hasta los factores sociales, culturales y geograficos que influyen en el desarrollo de la lengua, este manual proporciona la oportunidad de descubrir el funcionamiento del lenguaje y el papel que desempeña dentro de las relaciones humanas.

Pensado para quienes se inician en el estudio del lenguaje, este manual, que se ha convertido con el tiempo en un clásico, supone una introducción particularmente ágil a la lingüística. Haciendo un r