'In this beautifully exemplified and coherently structured book, Yule guides readers through the various aspects of language study. '… the 7th edition of The Study of Language continues the charm of Yule’s introductory method for student and instructor, offering intellectually manageable chunks of information to first-time learners of linguistics, with ample space for elaboration and practice in the classroom.' Aaron Smith, Illinois State University

The study questions and tasks at the end of each chapter are engaging and the discussion topics/projects are designed to push students beyond the material, and to use their own experiences and analytical skills to think about language.' Kathleen O'Connor, Université Charles-de-Gaulle Lille III A great book for introductory undergraduate linguistics classes. The book is written in a style accessible even to non-native English speakers.

Each chapter succeeds in providing a thorough overview of its topic while remaining at a level appropriate to newcomers in the field. 'The Study of Language provides a solid overview of an impressively wide range of areas in linguistics, not only 'core' areas such as syntax and phonology, but also the origins of language, pragmatics, discourse analysis, historical linguistics and more. In its seventh edition, The Study of Language thus retains its status as the pre-eminent text for introducing students to language as a field of study and guiding them through a broad range of linguistic analyses.' Kristy Beers Fagersten, Södertörn University, Sweden 'With a wide array of illustrative examples, accessible explanations, and engaging activities, Yule excels in transforming his readers’ inherent familiarity with language into explicit knowledge of linguistic concepts. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language. An expanded and revised online study guide provides students with further resources, including answers and tutorials for all tasks, while encouraging lively and proactive learning. To increase student engagement and to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills, the book includes over twenty new tasks. This seventh edition has been revised and updated throughout, with substantial changes to the chapters on phonetics and semantics, and forty new study questions. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics and all the key elements of language. This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language.

The study of language 7th edition