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An Introduction to Language
AuthorVictoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams
LanguageEnglish
Subjectlinguistics
Genretextbook
PublisherThomson/Heinle
Publication date
1974 (1st ed), 2017 (11th ed)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
ISBN9781133310686

An Introduction to Language is a textbook by Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams in which the authors provide 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" 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): 175–175. doi:10.1353/lan.2004.0023. ISSN 1535-0665.
  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.
  4. ^ Ladefoged, Peter (2003). "Victoria A. Fromkin". Language. 79 (4): 768–771. ISSN 0097-8507.