Essentials of Linguistics
by Catherine Anderson
Publisher: McMaster University 2018
Number of pages: 347
Description:
Essentials of Linguistics is suitable for any beginning learner of linguistics but is primarily aimed at the Canadian learner, focusing on Canadian English for learning phonetic transcription, and discussing the status of Indigenous languages in Canada.
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