An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Language and Languages (Blackwell Reference)

David Crystal

ISBN 10: 0631176527 / ISBN 13: 9780631176527

Editore: Blackwell Pub, 1993

Mylar protector included. Solid binding. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Codice articolo 123529319

Riassunto:

The aim of this book is to provide a succinct, accessible and comprehensive guide to linguistic concepts and names. 'Linguistic' here does not mean the technical terminology of linguistic sciences, but language in a more everyday sense. Terms are drawn from the various applied areas of language study, such as language teaching, speech pathology, stylistics, typography, and lexicography, as well as from core topics such as grammar, figures of speech, and basic phonetics. The dictionary sets out to answer questions people are likely to ask about language, such as 'Which language(s) do they speak in such-a-country' (all the countries of the world are included), and 'How many people speak X?' (several hundred languages are included). There are entries on 'knowledge about language', and 'LINC', and the ongoing developments in corpus compilation (COBUILD, British National Corpus). A great deal of background is given to the language profiles (e.g. early literary history). Pronunciations of language names (and of several other terms) are given. A small number of entries deal with linguistics, in particular the main schools of thought and basic concepts (e. g. competence, morphology). Abbreviations are included. In all, there are almost 2750 entries and there are c. 5000 cross-references, to give readers a wide range of access points to the information.
Carefully chosen illustrations show things that cannot easily be expressed in text, such as alphabets. A selection of cartoons reinforces the author's conviction that language study can be fun.

Product Description: Blackwell Publ., Cambridge, 1992. 428 S. mit zahlr. Zeichnungen., Pbd.U. Neuwertig

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Titolo: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Language and ...
Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub
Data di pubblicazione: 1993
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: Good
Tipologia articolo: Book