The book contains classic and introductory texts to the core areas of linguistics, for example by Humboldt, de Saussure, Bloomfield, Bühler, Wittgenstein, Chomsky, Austin, Grice, Tomasello and others. Introductory texts provide an overview followed by transcripts and exercises for practice. The book provides a good introduction to the fundamentals of linguistics and is an ideal resource for exam preparation and for gaining an in-depth understanding of the subject. It is now available in a third, updated and expanded edition. The didactic orientation has been strengthened to meet the needs of Bachelor students.

• Introduction to the fundamentals of linguistics
• Contains transcripts, exercises and data for practice
• Suitable for Bachelor students
• Third, updated and expanded edition

Autorentext

Ludger Hoffmann, Universität Dortmund.