Linguistics EncyclopediaThe Linguistics Encyclopedia has been thoroughly revised and updated and a substantial new introduction, which forms a concise history of the field, has been added. The volume offers comprehensive coverage of the major and subsidiary fields of linguistic study. Entries are alphabetically arranged and extensively cross-referenced, and include suggestions for further reading. New entries include: Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Linguistics; Contrastive Linguistics; Cross-Linguistic Study; Forensic Linguistics; Stratificational Linguistics. Recommissioned or substantially revised entries include: Bilingualism and Multilingualism; Discourse; Genre Analysis; Psycholinguistics; Language acquisition; Morphology; Articulatory Phonetics; Grammatical Models and Theories; Stylistics; Sociolinguistics; Critical Discourse Analysis. For anyone with an academic or professional interest in language, The Linguistics Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference tool. |
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| Title | Linguistics Encyclopedia |
| Editor | Kirsten Malmkjμr |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1134597002, 9781134597000 |
| Length | 688 pages |
| Subjects | › › Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language Language Arts & Disciplines / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Reference / Encyclopedias Reference / General |
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