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The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies
Contributor(s): Pearce, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 0415351723     ISBN-13: 9780415351720
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $31.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: Exploring the profound effect that "language" has on how we view the world, and indeed, how the world views us, "The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies" is an easy-to-use guide to 600 widely used terms in the study of the English Language.
Defining and discussing important areas of language including discourse analysis, pedagogy, sociolinguistics and literacy, this comprehensive work also covers the historical development of the language, its full range of regional variation and contemporary English usage.
Fascinating and thought-provoking, "The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies" is an indispensable reference tool for those trying to understand the complex relationship between language and the world.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
- Reference | Dictionaries
Dewey: 420.3
LCCN: 2006012397
Series: Routledge Dictionaries
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.48" W x 8.5" (0.54 lbs) 224 pages
 
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Filled with real examples of the way people use English in different contexts, The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies is an indispensable guide to the richness and variety of the English language for both students and the general reader.

From abbreviation to zero-article, via fricative and slang, the Dictionary contains over 600 wide ranging and informative entries covering:

  • the core areas of language description and analysis: phonetics and phonology, grammar, lexis, semantics, pragmatics and discourse
  • sociolinguistics, including entries on social and regional variation, stylistic variation, and language and gender
  • the history of the English language from Old English to the present-day
  • the main varieties of English spoken around the world, covering the British isles, the Caribbean, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia
  • stylistics, literary language and English usage.