1. Introduction 2. What is language? 3. Sounds 4. Word classes 5. The grammar of words 6. Clauses and sentences 7. Meaning and discourse 8. Understanding approaches to language: theory and practice 9. Research methods: collecting, analysing and presenting data 10. Assessment: Presenting your skills 11. How to find out more about language 12. Careers: what to do with linguistics and how to get a job 13. Personal development
Biography
Jeanette Sakel is Professor of Language and Linguistics at the University of the West of England. Her main research interests include second language acquisition, language contact, linguistic typology, fieldwork, Chinese and native South American languages. She is also the author of A Grammar of Mosetén (2004) and Linguistic Fieldwork: A Student Guide (2012, with Daniel Everett).
