Very Short Introductions to linguistics
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Very Short Introductions to Linguistics is a concise introductory book that surveys the core concepts, methods, and subfields of linguistics for a general readership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Very Short Introductions to linguistics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5424975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Very Short Introductions to linguistics Context triple: [Very Short Introductions, hasPart, Very Short Introductions to linguistics]
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A.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
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B.
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
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C.
On the Origin of Language
On the Origin of Language is a 19th-century work by philologist Hensleigh Wedgwood that explores the origins and development of human speech and linguistic forms.
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D.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
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E.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts is a specialized bibliographic database that provides abstracts and indexing for scholarly literature in linguistics, language studies, and related behavioral sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Very Short Introductions to linguistics Target entity description: Very Short Introductions to Linguistics is a concise introductory book that surveys the core concepts, methods, and subfields of linguistics for a general readership.
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A.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech
"Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech" is a foundational 1921 work in linguistics that systematically explores the nature, structure, and function of human language.
-
B.
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy
The Principles of Linguistic Philosophy is a posthumously published work by philosopher Friedrich Waismann that develops a detailed, Wittgenstein-influenced approach to understanding philosophical problems through the analysis of ordinary language.
-
C.
On the Origin of Language
On the Origin of Language is a 19th-century work by philologist Hensleigh Wedgwood that explores the origins and development of human speech and linguistic forms.
-
D.
Methods in Structural Linguistics
Methods in Structural Linguistics is a foundational 1951 work in linguistics that systematically develops the principles and procedures of structural (distributional) analysis of language.
-
E.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts is a specialized bibliographic database that provides abstracts and indexing for scholarly literature in linguistics, language studies, and related behavioral sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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introductory textbook ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
core concepts of linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ language acquisition ⓘ language change ⓘ language structure ⓘ language universals ⓘ language use ⓘ language variation ⓘ linguistics ⓘ methods in linguistics ⓘ morphology ⓘ phonetics ⓘ phonology ⓘ pragmatics ⓘ psycholinguistics ⓘ semantics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ subfields of linguistics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accessible style
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concise survey of the field ⓘ introductory overview of key concepts ⓘ non-technical explanations ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
educational literature
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linguistics ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasLength | short ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to introduce linguistics to non-specialists
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to provide a brief survey of linguistic subfields ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
beginners in linguistics
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general readership ⓘ |
| isAbout |
how linguists analyze language
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scientific study of language ⓘ tools and methods of linguistic analysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Very Short Introductions
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linked to:
Very Short Introductions series
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| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| targetUse |
self-study
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supplementary reading for courses ⓘ |
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Subject: Very Short Introductions to linguistics Description of subject: Very Short Introductions to Linguistics is a concise introductory book that surveys the core concepts, methods, and subfields of linguistics for a general readership.
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subject linked to:
Very Short Introductions series