Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts (2nd edition).

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ISBN9780415413596
AuthorsR.L. Trask
PublisherRoutledge
FormatPaperback
Number of pages392
Weight (kg)0.496
Publishing Date30/05/2007
Price (excl. tax)€34.81
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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 anew introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics) and added specialized further reading for lecturers and more advanced students.