| Popis: |
This book by P. H. Matthews, former Professor of Linguistics at Cambridge, shows in its title as well as in its very small – and pleasant – format, a desire for modesty in the face of the immensity of the subject it deals with, none other than linguistics. The same idea of modesty is conveyed within its pages, through the light-heartedness of its layout – paragraphs not justified in the right-hand margin – and, above all, in the author’s efforts to introduce the fundamental concepts of lingui... |
