Contemporary linguistic analysis

Contemporary linguistic analysis

by William D. O'Grady, William C'Grady, John Archibald

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O'Grady Contemporary Linguistic Analysis, 7e provides course solutions at every turn, in print and online, with enhanced content, student exercises, and instructor answer keys! Contemporary Linguistic Analysis is written and edited by leading scholars in the field. It provides an up-to-date introduction with coverage of phenomena that are of special interest and relevance to the linguistic situation in Canada. Using the generative paradigm, it offers an introduction to linguistic analysis as it is practised at this stage in the development of the discipline. This superb text gives students a solid grounding in basic linguistic concepts, but also prepares them to go on to further advanced work in the discipline. For this seventh edition there is also an expanded Study Guide covering the entire text with an answer key for students, and a Companion Website (access code required) with audio for transcription practice. William O'Grady received his Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Chicago and taught at the University of Calgary for twelve years before taking up his current position as professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Publisher's note.

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