Linguistics for Non-Linguists：A Primer with Exercises

The title of this book, Linguistics for Non-Linguists, delimits both its scope and audience. Let us say something about each one. This book is especially designed for people who are not linguists, but who need some familiarity with the fundamentals of linguistic theory in order to help them practice their profession. This includes specialists in such fields as anthropology, composition, education, English as a second language(ESL), experimental phonetics, folklore, foreign languages, literature, psychology, speech-language pathology,reading, and technical and business communication. Both as students and as practicing professionals, specialists in all these areas frequently encounter phenomena that cannot be understood without some familiarity with concepts from linguistics.