Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts

By R.L. Trask

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415413583
• ISBN13: 9780415413589
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.3"