Contemporary Linguistics

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Contemporary Linguistics is one of the most comprehensive introductions to the fundamentals of linguistics. Up-to-date scholarship, a direct approach, and a lucid writing style make it appealing to instructors and beginning students alike. This edition of the Study Guide includes all the coverage and exercises you need in order to practice the essentials of your coursework.

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William O'Grady

William OGrady teaches linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is the author of several scholarly books. His research focuses on syntactic theory, language acquisition, and Korean.

John Archibald

John Archibald teaches linguistics at the University of Calgary, and studies the acquisition of phonology; he has written several books on the subject.

Mark Aronoff

Mark Aronoff is a professor of linguistics at Stony Brook University and was President of the Linguistic Society of America for 2005. He has written numerous articles and several books on aspects of linguistic morphology, as well as on writing systems and sign language.

Janie Rees-Miller

Janie Rees-Miller is director of the English as a Second Language program at Marietta College, Ohio. In research and teaching, she is concerned with the interface between theory and practice and with making linguistics accessible to nonlinguists. She is coeditor with Mark Aronoff of The Handbook of Linguistics.