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Fiona English & Tim Marr , Why do linguistics?: Reflective linguistics and the study of language . London : Bloomsbury Publishing , 2015. Pp. viii, 292. Pb. $37.95.
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Why do linguistics?: Reflective linguistics and the study of language presents an informative and engaging introduction to the study of language from social, intercultural and multilingual perspectives. With richly analyzed examples collected from everyday communicative interactions, Fiona English and Tim Marr provide us with new ways of looking at and thinking about the complexity of human communications through a linguistic lens.
The book is organized into three sections, each consisting of five chapters. Part one is concerned with a broad overview of linguistics, encouraging readers to become 'language noticers' by reflecting on diverse language...