Title: will probably upset some linguists
Product review: This book appears to be better than it is. One reason our professor had selected it was the use of graphics and such- it looked to be far more engaging than most similar texts. And I will admit, it was more engaging, the stories it added were good and the design of the pages was very well done. However, it was clearly written by a psychologist, not a linguist, there were quite a few mistakes, as well as many waaaay over simplifications. Anyone who has taken at least than an introduction to linguistics could pick out bunches of mistakes, and I'm quite sure my professor was making a list to send to the publisher. There were numerous typos and grammar mistakes, too. I use it from time to time to get an example of a point or check something quickly, but overall it was quite a disappointment.
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