R.L. Trask, Peter Stockwell, "Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts, 2 edition"
Routledge | 2007 | ISBN: 0415413591 | 392 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Routledge | 2007 | ISBN: 0415413591 | 392 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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.