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This compact and student-friendly text, now in its Third Edition, continues to cover in a single volume the diverse aspects of Linguistics, such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, and language families. It also deals, in detail, with Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Stylistics. Written in a clear and easy-to-understand style, this book is thoroughly practical and should be of great help to students in understanding the basic concepts with ease. The third edition incorporates a new chapter on Cognitive Linguistics, an interdisciplinary branch which explains the mental processes involving language acquisition, storage, comprehension of speech, production of speech and writing. The book is intended as a text for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students [BA (Hons.) and MA] of English, and undergraduate and postgraduate students [BA (Hons.) and MA] of Linguistics. In addition, this book would be of great help to all those who wish to have a general knowledge of English linguistics. Key Features All the concepts of linguistics are discussed in a single book. Linguistic concepts are explained in detail, with examples, diagrams, and tables for better comprehension of the subject.

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Tarni Prasad (Ph.D.), formerly served as a Senior Faculty of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, SGGS College, Patna. He has authored sixteen books on general English (from the beginners to graduation level students). Well known in the area of Linguistics, Dr. Tarni Prasad has participated in All India Linguistic Conference and presented several papers on the subject. Professor Prasad’s long teaching career includes assignments at Asmara University, Eritrea; Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; and University of Malaya, Malaysia.

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