AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE 11th Edition offers an up to date look at language studies and linguistics in today s world This product is fresh and modern and includes new developments in linguistics and related fields that strengthen its appeal to a wider audience At the same time it maintains the acclaimed light friendly readable style and the breadth of coverage that have made it a perennial best seller The authors examine grammatical subjects e g morphology syntax semantics phonetics phonology childhood language development and adult secondary language acquisition and the tremendous leap in knowledge achieved in neurolinguistics AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, 11th Edition, offers an up-to-date look at language studies and linguistics in today''s world. This product is fresh and modern, and includes new developments in linguistics and related fields that strengthen its appeal to a wider audience. At the same time, it maintains the acclaimed light, friendly, ...readable style and the breadth of coverage that have made it a perennial best seller. The authors examine grammatical subjects (e.g., morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology), childhood language development and adult secondary language acquisition, and the tremendous leap in knowledge achieved in neurolinguistics.