Study Skills for Linguistics

Study Skills for Linguistics is the essential companion for students embarking on a degree in linguistics. Covering all the core skills that students of linguistics will require during the early part of their degree, this book gives the reader a basic understanding of the field, helps them to find out more, and contains guides to help prepare for their future career. An accessible guide to essential skills in the field of linguistics, including both subject-specific and essential study skills, this book is a must-read for students contemplating studying this topic and provides a guide that will take them through their degree and beyond.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. What is language?
3. Sounds
4. Word classes
5. The grammar of words
6. Clauses and sentences
7. Meaning and discourse
8. Understanding approaches to language: theory and practice
9. Research methods: Collecting, analysing and presenting data
10. Assessment: Presenting your skills
11. How to find out more about language
12. Careers: What to do with linguistics and how to get a job
13. Personal development
References
Glossary and index
Index of languages

About the author

Jeanette Sakel is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of the West of England. Her main research interests include language contact, bilingualism, linguistic typology, fieldwork, native South American languages, bilingual education, and supplementary schools. She is also the author of A grammar of Moseten (2004) and Linguistic fieldwork: a student guide (2012, with Daniel Everett).

Product details

• Authors: Jeanette Sakel, Sakel Jeanette
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2015
• EAN: 9780415720458
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72045-8
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Understanding Language
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language: history & general works, Study & learning skills: general, Language: history and general works, Study and learning skills: general