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Language: Its Structure and Use
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 410
EAN: 9780838407943
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0838407943
Label: Wadsworth Publishing
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: October 30, 2003
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Studio: Wadsworth Publishing
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Editorial Review:
The best-selling Finegan, LANGUAGE: ITS STRUCTURE AND USE, Fourth Edition maintains its relevance with new emphasis on the political and social aspects of language including Applications to the Professions.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I see...
This book should be titled Language: In the Verse of Stereo Instructions. Simple grammatical concepts are overcomplicated and underexplained. I really don't need lessons in foreign languages, while trying to understand the English Language. The only reason I am using this book is because it is required by the university I attend. I think professors should find a better text for students.
Rating:  - Excellent Introductory Text
This is a very accessible text. Many students find linguistics an intimidating subject to tackle, but this book makes it manageable. At the same time, Finegan does not just give students the "right" answers when discussing issues in linguistics--he presents those issues, then expects students to think for themselves, and draw their own conclusions. He is definitely not unbiased, but he also doesn't claim to have all the answers. Finegan presents students with a number of opportunities to connect ... Read More
Rating: - Pleasant doing business with you.
I received the shipment on time, and it was in better condition than I thought.
Rating: - An effective text for a difficult topic
I recently completed an Introduction to Linguistics course; this book was the text. I found it not only extremely readable but up to date, informative, and scholarly. It made more clear what was for most of us an inaccessible topic. The examples were real world and timely. Small units on Computers and Linguistics at the end of each chapter explained how these two fields intersect. The study questions and examples provided pertinent review of what the chapters covered.
BTW, I found ... Read More
Rating:  - written for idiots
I was looking for an introductory textbook of linguistics, and found this book, which is the required text for the introductory linguistics course at a local university. I immediately disliked the book, but forced myself to read carefully the first chapter so I could be more specific about what it was that I disliked. I was reminded of Steven Pinker's comment in [ASIN:0060958332 The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics)]]about how poorly most linguists use the written ... Read More
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