Written in a friendly style, drawing on a wide range of anecdotes from the author´s own experience, this book provides an ideal starting point for those approaching language study. Nunan´s enthusiasm and the immediacy of his examples offer studentsa thought-provoking way into the basics of study such as syntax, morphology and phonology. Raising awareness about the different ways language is used, this book provides a solid linguistic framework and lots of suggestions for where to find out more.
