"For Practice" sets in key chapters assist students in comprehending important concepts and prompt them to tackle more rigorous questions. * Sections of exercises include "Practice Exercises," "Based on English," and "Especially for Educators and Future Teachers" and the end-of-chapter review sections. * "What Do You Think?" questions get students thinking about language in daily life; "What Do you Think? Revisited" show how the chapter answers these questions. * "Try It Yourself" sections encourage students to apply what has just been discussed and study how it works. * Coverage of print and Internet resources assists both the beginning and the advanced linguistics student.