Description: Language is an essential part of our everyday lives. In this essential introduction Peter Sharpe delves into the inner workings of language, to illustrate its use, variation and methodology.
Review Quotes: "Language: The Big Picture is a useful introduction to linguistics, written in a style which makes this potentially dry subject attractive, even fascinating."
- Dr Reinhard Hartmann, Head of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Dictionary Research Centre, University of Exeter, UK.