Kirsten Malmkjær studied English and Philosophy and completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham. She worked at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge before taking up her post as Professor of Translation Studies and Literary Translation at Middlesex University in 1999.

'A fascinating, comprehensive, and up-to-date collection of articles on almost every linguistic topic: a valuable sourcebook for anyone interested in language'. -Jean Aitchison'This encyclopedia makes the daunting challenge of mastering linguistics manageable. Under every entry are concise explanations with enough details to make the topic clear. These articles are short enough to prove accessible for undergraduates, but detailed enough to provide direction for research faculty. Whether students are working on research papers, or researchers are making interdisciplinary connections, this encyclopedia makes modern linguistics knowledge available.' - Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University, USA

• List of entries, Key to contributors, Notes on contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Entry A–Z, Bibliography, Index

Kirsten Malmkjær studied English and Philosophy and completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham. She worked at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge before taking up her post as Professor of Translation Studies and Literary Translation at Middlesex University in 1999.

'A fascinating, comprehensive, and up-to-date collection of articles on almost every linguistic topic: a valuable sourcebook for anyone interested in language'. -Jean Aitchison'This encyclopedia makes the daunting challenge of mastering linguistics manageable. Under every entry are concise explanations with enough details to make the topic clear. These articles are short enough to prove accessible for undergraduates, but detailed enough to provide direction for research faculty. Whether students are working on research papers, or researchers are making interdisciplinary connections, this encyclopedia makes modern linguistics knowledge available.' - Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University, USA

• List of entries, Key to contributors, Notes on contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Entry A–Z, Bibliography, Index

Kirsten Malmkjær studied English and Philosophy and completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham. She worked at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge before taking up her post as Professor of Translation Studies and Literary Translation at Middlesex University in 1999.

'A fascinating, comprehensive, and up-to-date collection of articles on almost every linguistic topic: a valuable sourcebook for anyone interested in language'. -Jean Aitchison'This encyclopedia makes the daunting challenge of mastering linguistics manageable. Under every entry are concise explanations with enough details to make the topic clear. These articles are short enough to prove accessible for undergraduates, but detailed enough to provide direction for research faculty. Whether students are working on research papers, or researchers are making interdisciplinary connections, this encyclopedia makes modern linguistics knowledge available.' - Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University, USA

• List of entries, Key to contributors, Notes on contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Entry A–Z, Bibliography, Index