Pullum, Geoffrey K.,
Linguistics : why it matters / Geoffrey K. Pullum. - Cambridge, UK : Polity, 2018. - ix, 135 pages ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
What makes us human -- How sentences work -- Words, meaning and thought -- Language and social life -- Machines that understand us.
"Linguistics applies the analytical methods of the sciences to a subject formerly thought to belong mainly to the humanities: language. Geoff Pullum offers a stimulating introduction to the many ways in which the study of linguistics matters. With its close relationships to other disciplines, the subject has a compelling human story to tell"--
9781509530762
Linguistics.
410
Linguistics : why it matters / Geoffrey K. Pullum. - Cambridge, UK : Polity, 2018. - ix, 135 pages ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
What makes us human -- How sentences work -- Words, meaning and thought -- Language and social life -- Machines that understand us.
"Linguistics applies the analytical methods of the sciences to a subject formerly thought to belong mainly to the humanities: language. Geoff Pullum offers a stimulating introduction to the many ways in which the study of linguistics matters. With its close relationships to other disciplines, the subject has a compelling human story to tell"--
9781509530762
Linguistics.
410