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020			_a9781509530762
040			_cNULRC
050			_aP 121 .P84 2018
100			_aPullum, Geoffrey K. _eauthor
245		0	_aLinguistics : _bwhy it matters / _cGeoffrey K. Pullum
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bPolity Press, _cc2018
300			_aix, 135 pages ; _c19 cm.
365			_bUSD13
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_a1.What makes us human -- 2.How sentences work -- 3.Words, meaning, and thought -- 4.Language and social life -- 5.Machines that understand us.
520			_aLanguage is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature. Without language, societies as complex as ours could not exist. Geoffrey Pullum offers a stimulating introduction to the many ways in which linguistics, as the scientific study of language, matters. With its close relationships to psychology, education, philosophy, and computer science, the subject has a compelling human story to tell about the ways in which different societies see and describe the world, and its far-reaching applications range from law to medicine and from developmental psychology to artificial intelligence. Introducing Polity’s Why It Matters series: In these short and lively books, world-leading thinkers make the case for the importance of their subjects and aim to inspire a new generation of students.
650			_aLINGUISTICS
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