How long does it take to read Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics?
Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics by John Lyons takes about 9 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 31 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1968. 519 pages, about 142,725 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar, Grammar, Comparative and general, Linguistics, Linguistique, Grammaire comparée et générale, Taalwetenschap