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Biographical note
Ronald Wardhaugh is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto."A most readable guide to the questions, data and theories of contemporary linguistics." <i>Charles W. Kreidler, Georgetown University</i> <p>"The competing paradigms for investigating language are introduced with great skill and without unnecessary technical details or jargon. I enjoyed reading it." <i>Broj B. Kachru, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.</i></p>
1. How we might talk about 'talk'?.
2. Do only Humans Talk?.
3. Are we 'wired' for language?.
4. Does the mind matter?.
5. Why do languages Vary?.
6. Of what use is Language?.
7. How do we 'learn' a language?.
8. Describing language.
Glossary of Language terms.
Further reading.
References.
Index.