An Introduction to Language
Appearance
Author | Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams |
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Language | English |
Subject | linguistics |
Genre | textbook |
Publisher | Thomson/Heinle |
Publication date | 1974 (1st ed), 2017 (11th ed) |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
ISBN | 9781133310686 |
An Introduction to Language is a textbook by Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams in which the authors provides an introduction to linguistics.
Reception
The book was reviewed by Judith W. Lindfors, Adam Glaz and Geoffrey Horrocks.[1][2][3] Peter Ladefoged calls it a "successful book" which success lies in its clarity and the wide range of topics covered.[4]
References
- ^ Glaz, Adam (2004). "An Introduction to Language (review)". Language. 80 (1): 175–175. doi:10.1353/lan.2004.0023. ISSN 1535-0665.
- ^ "REVIEW". Language Learning. 25 (1): 163–192. June 1975. doi:10.1111/j.1467-1770.1975.tb00116.x.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ladefoged, Peter (2003). "Victoria A. Fromkin". Language. 79 (4): 768–771. ISSN 0097-8507.