Thinking Linguistically: A Scientific Approach to LanguageISBN: 978-1-4051-0831-7
Hardcover
264 pages
November 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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Through twenty problem sets, based in languages not only from
the Americas but from other continents as well, Thinking
Linguistically:
• Initiates students to the linguists’ way of
observing and analyzing data by making the methods and the process
of inquiry visible and accessible.
• Engages students in analyzing the breadth and depth of two
phenomena in a variety of languages—the expression of noun
phrase plurality and the formation of questions.
• Integrates analysis of these phenomena with results from
first and second language acquisition research.
• Emphasizes the interface between phonology, morphology,
syntax, and semantics.
• Exemplifies how linguistic analysis can be used for the
teaching of critical thinking, problem solving, and the nature of
scientific inquiry in general.
• Is ideal for future language teachers for understanding
acquisition and linguistic phenomena