The Study of Language, 6th Edition

Written for the beginner. The Study of Language is a broad yet concise overview of key topics in language studies. This best-selling, easy-to-use introduction engages students by presenting Information in bite-sized sections, and fosters problem-solving and critical thinking skills with data-based tasks. An online study guide partners students in their learning. Students emerge with a clear understanding of the major concepts in language study.

• Easy to follow and simple to understand - a fundamental introduction to language study 
• Provides students with a vocabulary for talking about language and a solid knowledge of how English works
• Yule presents the major concepts in language study in short, bite-sized sections, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject
• The sixth edition includes twenty new tasks to encourage active learning, along with new topics, updated figures and new study questions.
•  An expanded and revised online study guide provides answers to the study questions and answers and tutorials for the tasks as well as links to web-based learning material