Linguistics Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

Kirsten Malmkjaer (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415222095 | ISBN-13: 978-0415222099 | Publication Date: December 29, 2001 | Edition: 2

The 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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...highly recommended...If one wants an in-depth, handy one-volume work...the The Linguistics Encyclopedia should be the work of choice.
–Choice

...explains the field's central concepts in a scholarly fashion....
–Wilson Library Bulletin

About the Author

Dr Kirsten Malmkjaer is Curriculum Leader for the MA Theory and Practice of Translation at the University of Middlesex.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (December 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415222095
• ISBN-13: 978-0415222099
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,235,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)