- Writer: Tariq Rahman
- Category: English
- Pages: 220
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: STP-12011
- ISBN: 978-0-19-547925-6
This introductory
book on linguistics is primarily written for students of MA Linguistics
studying in Pakistani universities. This book will also be essential
reading for postgraduate and graduate students.
The focus is on the
basic concepts in linguistics, thus much space has been devoted to
phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Concepts of
sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, and educational
linguistics have been comprehensively covered. The purpose is to enable
students of general linguistics to use this introductory book before
moving on to advanced texts in their area of interest. The language used
and the explanations are simple in order to facilitate self-study.
However, teachers too will benefit from this book and will also find it
useful as a manual.
Tariq Rahman
is HEC Distinguished National Professor, Professor Emeritus and former
Director, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam
University, Islamabad.
He has an MA, MLitt, and PhD from British universities.
He
has been a Fulbright Scholar and a guest speaker in several American
universities, and has also been a Guest Professor at the University of
Aarhus in Denmark.
Dr Rahman has published 18 books and over 93
articles in scholarly journals. One of his books, Language and Politics
in Pakistan (OUP, 1996) was winner of two awards given by the Government
of Pakistan. His other books include: From Hindi to Urdu: A Social and Political History (OUP, 2011), Denizens of Alien World: A Study of Education, Inequality, and Polarization in Pakistan (OUP, 2004), Poems of Autumn (2004), Language, Ideology, and Power: Language Learning among the Muslims of Pakistan and North India (OUP, 2002), Selected Short Stories (2002), Unpleasant Essays, Education and Politics in Pakistan (2000), and Language, Education, and Culture (OUP, 1999).
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