{"product_id":"9781509575145","title":"Linguistics Why It Matters","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLinguistics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeoffrey K. Pullum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature. Without language, societies as complex as ours could not exist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new edition of his widely acclaimed book, Geoffrey Pullum offers a stimulating account of the many ways in which the study of linguistics matters. With its close relationships to psychology, education, philosophy, and computer science, the subject has a compelling human story to tell about the ways in which different societies see and describe the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow updated to include discussion of the outsized impact of rapidly accelerating current events, including large language models, Pullum reveals how linguistics' far-reaching applications (from law to medicine and from developmental psychology to artificial intelligence) are more pertinent than ever.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey K. Pullum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509575145\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50292523663500,"sku":"9781509575145","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509575145_c46e8856-88a9-4bfa-9749-305e5b80ee48.jpg?v=1780618232","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509575145","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}