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The Ohio State University Linguistics Department is pleased to announce the 10th edition of Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics. It is now available from The Ohio State University Press. Language Files is an introductory textbook prepared by the faculty and students of the Ohio State Department of Linguistics. It is used here at OSU and many other colleges and universities throughout the world.

An examination copy can be ordered here. We will soon be adding resources for both instructors and students including an instructor's guide, a page of selected links, and errata for the 10th edition.

Instructors: Please click here for the Instructor's Guide. The username and password for the Instructor's Guide is available from the Ohio State University Press.
 See also: Language Files 9