Edward Finegan (University of Southern California)

Broschiertes Buch

Language

Its Structure and Use

Beschreibung

Includes such as "What Do You Think?" and "Try It Yourself" prompt students to consider language in daily life and to begin thinking about language analysis, while new "Language at the Bar" features show them the real-world applications of linguistic analysis to criminal and civil legal cases.

Autor

Edward Finegan (MA and PhD, Ohio University) specializes in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, and the history and structure of the English language. He served as chair of the Department of Linguistics at USC and currently serves as director of USC's Center for Excellence in Teaching. President of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, Finegan is editor of DICTIONARIES: THE JOURNAL OF THE DICTIONARY SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA and has been Liberal Arts Fellow in Law and Linguistics, Harvard University; Visiting Professor at University of Zurich; and Visiting Scholar at University of Helsinki. He also served as Director of American Language Institute/National Iranian Radio and Television [1975-1976 in peaceful times]. He is the recipient of many teaching awards and honors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning, Inc
• 7 ed
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 189mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1042g
• ISBN-13: 9781285052458
• ISBN-10: 1285052455
• Artikelnr.: 39126321