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标题：Ojutkangas, Krista; Larjavaara, Meri; Miestamo, Matti & Ylikoski, Jussi (2009): Johdatus kielitieteeseen.
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作者：Leena Maria Heikkola
期刊名称：SKY Journal of Linguistics
印刷版ISSN：1456-8438
电子版ISSN：1796-279X
出版年度：2010
卷号：23
出版社：The Linguistic Association of Finland
摘要：As the title suggests, Johdatus kielitieteeseen [Introduction to Linguistics] is an introduction to linguistics. According to the authors, the aim of the book is to familiarize the reader with the nature and study of language (p. 8). The book is written from a typological perspective, looking at world languages as well as the language situation in Finland. Johdatus kielitieteeseen is divided into three main parts, which are further divided into a total of 10 chapters. Part One introduces the reader to the variety of languages spoken around the world, and the relationships between them. This part is subdivided into 4 chapters. As the book has an overall typological perspective, the first chapter consists of a presentation of the language situation in the world, i.e. how many, and what kind of languages there are. In chapter 2, different ways of categorizing languages are introduced. Chapter 3 introduces world languages continent by continent, and the language situation in Finland. The fourth chapter takes us into the future by looking at the prospects of, and the possible threats to, world languages.