Everyday linguistics : an introduction to the study of language / Joanne Cavallaro.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This innovative introduction to linguistics connects language structure to everyday use, culture, and context, making the technicalities of language structure accessible, vivid and engaging. The first text to take a socially realistic linguistics approach, this exciting new textbook situates discussions about the building blocks of language like phonetics, syntax and pragmatics within a social justice framework that recognizes that all language is shaped by sociocultural forces and reveals and reinforces ideologies. Uniquely, this text also introduces eco-linguistics, a new field that examines the relationship between language and its environment, again demonstrating how widely held views about language can have real-world consequences"-- Provided by publisher.