Visually inspected by owner: Paperback as pictured, no marks in text and binding solid. From a ministry library. We ship, M-F by 4pm, and Sat. by 12pm, with tracking info. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: These linguistic interludes represent a rather radical departure from the more conventional methods of presenting linguistics. They are designed to introduce the beginning student or layman to (1) the conflicting attitudes towards linguistics; (2) the fundamental principles of the descriptive linguistic approach; (3) elementary background of historical and comparative methodology; (4) the history of linguistic study; and, (5) the relationship of linguistics to human culture in general. This volume is a complete revision of the 1944 edition, with the deletion of a chapter and the addition of another.