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Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition

Catherine Anderson; Bronwyn Bjorkman; Derek Denis; Julianne Doner; Margaret Grant; Nathan Sanders; Ai Taniguchi

Introduces language as a human and social practice, including signed languages, power, meaning and the consequences of linguistic description.

A question to carry into the reading

What does a technically correct linguistic description miss about identity, power and use?

Sections 1.5–1.6, then Chapter 2, 'Language, Power, and Privilege'.

Further reading: MA-OPEN-003 · MA-OPEN-006

These are curatorial comparisons, not evidence supporting a scientific claim.

Reading and source

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Edition, source and reuse

Edition: 2022 second-edition title; publisher-repository PDF inspected, 847 pages; evolving web edition may differ

Rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, except where otherwise noted. This is not the first edition's CC BY-SA licence. Publisher PDF downloaded only for private inspection and excluded from the distributable bundle.

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Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition — Catherine Anderson; Bronwyn Bjorkman; Derek Denis; Julianne Doner; Margaret Grant; Nathan Sanders; Ai Taniguchi. 2022 second-edition title; publisher-repository PDF inspected, 847 pages; evolving web edition may differ. Source: https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/essentialsoflinguistics2/. Bibliographic description and reading question by HCR; underlying work remains at its source.

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