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Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts
Contributor(s): Trask, R. L. (Author), Stockwell, Peter (Editor)
ISBN: 0415413583     ISBN-13: 9780415413589
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $133.00  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: May 2007
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Annotation: This fully updated second edition includes a new introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics since the book's original release) and added specialized further reading for lecturers and more advanced students.

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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 410.3
LCCN: 2006036672
Series: Routledge Key Guides
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.07" W x 8.3" (1.17 lbs) 392 pages
 
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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.