Abstract
Language 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.
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Cambridge, England |
| Publisher | Polity Press |
| Number of pages | 140 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509530786 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781509530755, 9781509530762 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Why It Matters |
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