Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics

Hadumod Bussmann, Kerstin Kazzazi, Gregory Trauth

'This is one of the best one-volume linguistics dictionaries available ... it features concise, scholarly definitions, thorough bibliographical references, helpful diagrams and illustrations, and an admirably broad scope.' - Choice'The field needs and should welcome this new scholarly dictionary. Linguistics scholars will settle for nothing less than the Routledge dictionary.' - Rettig on Reference'The focus is on basic linguistic terms and on presenting fundamental linguistic concepts, principles and issues. This is exceptionally well and lucidly done throughout' - The Library Association Record'... well worth serious consideration.' - - Reference Reviews

• Areas CoveredApplied linguistics, artificial intelligence, basic terminology, computational linguistics, conversational analysis, discourse analysis, grammar, graphemics, history of language, language change, languages, linguistics schools, logics, morphology, neurolinguistics, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, rhetoric, semantics, semiotics, sociolinguistics, stylistics, syntax, text linguistics, transformational grammar, typology, universals.