Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts

Author: Trask, R. L., Stockwell, Peter

linguistics

Published on 30 May 2007 by Taylor & Francis Ltd (Routledge) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Routledge Key Guides' series.

Paperback / softback | 392 pages, 6 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white
216 x 138 x 29 | 496g

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 analysisbranches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguisticsapproaches used in studying language from critical discourse analysis to systemic linguisticslinguistic phenomena from code-switching to conversational implicaturelanguage 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.