An Introduction to Language

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An Introduction to Language
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Author Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams
LanguageEnglish
Subject linguistics
Genretextbook
PublisherThomson/Heinle
Publication date
1974 (1st ed), 2017 (11th ed)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
ISBN 9781133310686

An Introduction to Language is a textbook by Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams in which the authors provide an introduction to linguistics.

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Reception

The book was reviewed by Judith W. Lindfors, Adam Glaz and Geoffrey Horrocks. [1] [2] [3] Peter Ladefoged calls it a "successful book" whose success lies in its clarity and the wide range of topics covered. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Glaz, Adam (2004). "An Introduction to Language (review)" . Language. 80 (1): 175. doi:10.1353/lan.2004.0023. ISSN   1535-0665. S2CID   143195467.
  2. ↑ "REVIEW" . Language Learning. 25 (1): 163–192. June 1975. doi:10.1111/j.1467-1770.1975.tb00116.x.
  3. ↑ Horrocks, Geoffrey (September 1979). "Victoria Fromkin & Robert Rodman, An introduction to language, 2nd ed.New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978. Pp. 386" . Journal of Linguistics. 15 (2): 384–385. doi:10.1017/S0022226700016571. ISSN   1469-7742. S2CID   143997732.
  4. ↑ Ladefoged, Peter (2003). "Victoria A. Fromkin" . Language. 79 (4): 768–771. doi:10.1353/lan.2003.0248. ISSN   0097-8507. JSTOR   4489525. S2CID   144178971.
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