Linguistics : an introduction to language and communication

incl ref.

This in an ideal text for introducing linguistics at the undergraduate level. It is the product of many years of colaboration in teaching introductory linguistics courses at the University of Arizona. Concentrating on how linguistics actually do linguistics, the book presents more than just facts and results to students; it shows in simple and concise terms how one goes about arguing for a position, how evidence is gathered, and how hypotheses are tested.