The Study of Language,   ISBN:9780521543200

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This book is great. Very informative and helpful. Very good quality when shipped. Shipping was fast. Great overall.

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I feel that this a great book. One thing thats great is that the chapters are short enough to get through, especially for those that use the book for college.

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Probably the best introduction into the vast field of linguistics. George Yule covers all parts of language studies; and his book is highly readable (actually entertaining) to boot. Highly recommended for undergraduate classes or as an introductory book in general.

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This book makes a very good introductory to linguistics. It is easy to read. The concepts are clearly explained.

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From a student who has studied linguistics in the past, George Yule's book is almost a complete waste of time. He brings up interesting points, describes them, and drops them just as quickly without making any sort of progress. The book has precious few examples of the concepts he is discussing, and his discussion of the concepts themselves is muddy and incomplete. For a much clearer way to learn lingustics, check out Edward Finnegan's "Language: Its Strucuture and Use". There are many other books out there that do a much better job of presenting the theories in linguistics.