Introducing Linguistics: Theoretical and Applied Approaches by Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito . Unknown Year . English

Everything we do involves language. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers students a contemporary introduction to the study of language. Each thought-provoking chapter is accessible to readers from a variety of fields, and is helpfully organized across six parts: sound; structure and meaning; language typologies and change; language and social aspects; language acquisition; and language, cognition, and the brain. The book's companion website also offers three brief chapters on language and computers; animal communication; and dialectal varieties of English. The chapters feature illustrative tables, figures and maps, along with three types of pedagogical boxes (Linguistic Tidbits; Pause and Reflect; and Eyes on World Languages) that break up text, contextualize information, and provide colourful accents that give real data from languages across the globe. Key words are bolded and defined in a glossary at the end of the book, while end-of-chapter summaries and practice exercises reinforce the key points discussed.

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About the Author

Dr. John W. Schwieter, BA, MSEd, MBA, PhD, is Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and Spanish at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada where he is the Director of Bilingualism Matters @ Laurier and the Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, and Cognition Lab. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and a Visiting Full Professor of Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition at University College Dublin, Ireland. His research interests include: cognitive and neuroscientific approaches to multilingualism and language acquisition; translation and cognition; and second language teaching and learning. He is the Executive Editor of the “Bilingual Processing and Acquisition” series (John Benjamins Publishing), Editor-in-Chief of Ampersand: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Language Sciences and Bilingualism (Elsevier), Co-Editor of the "Cambridge Elements in Second Language Acquisition" series (Cambridge University Press). His research has appeared in journals such as: "Acta Psychologica"; "Applied Linguistics Review;" "Bilingualism: Language and Cognition;" "Behavioral Sciences"; "Biological Psychology;" "Brain Structure and Function;" "Cerebral Cortex;" "Cognitive Neurodynamics;" "Critical Inquiry in Language Studies;" "Frontiers in Psychology;" "Human Brain Mapping;" "Intercultural Education;" "International Journal of Bilingualism;" "International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism;" "International Journal of Psychophysiology;" "Languages;" "Language Learning;" "Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism;" "Linguistica Antverpiensia"; "The Mental Lexicon;" "Memory & Cognition"; "NeuroImage"; "Neuropsychologia;" "Psychophysiology;" "Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education"; "Translation, Cognition, & Behavior"; among others.

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