A comprehensive A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, and definitions. It features: terms used in grammatical analysis; branches of linguistics; approaches used in studying language; linguistic phenomena; and, language varieties from pidgin to standard language. Editor(s): Stockwell, Peter. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 392 pages, 6 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2007. 2nd Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415413583
ISBN 13: 9780415413589
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New

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A comprehensive and critical A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, definitions featured include:

terms used in grammatical analysis
branches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguistics
approaches used in studying language from critical discourse analysis to systemic linguistics
linguistic phenomena from code-switching to conversational implicature
language varieties from pidgin to standard language.

This fully updated second edition includes a new introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics) and added specialized further reading for lecturers and more advanced students.

About the Author

R.L. Trask (1994-2004) was the highly regarded Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex. His numerous publications included Language: the Basics (1995) and A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology (1995).

Peter Stockwell is Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Nottingham and the editor of the Routledge English Language Introductions Series.

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