The encyclopedia of language and linguistics /
Encyclopedia of language and linguistics
editor-in-chief, Keith Brown ; co-ordinating editors, Anne H. Anderson ... [and others].
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (14 volumes) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Rev. edition of: The Encyclopedia of language and linguistics / R.E. Asher, editor-in-chief ; J.M.Y. Simpson, coordinating editor. 1st edition 1994.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animal Communication; Applied Linguistics; Biographies; Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Countries and Languages; Education and Language; Foundations of Linguistics; Historical and Comparative Linguistics; History of Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language Pathology; Languages of the World; Law and Language; Lexicography; Linguistic Anthropology; Media and Language; Medicine and Language; Morphology; Natural Language Processing and Machine Translation; Philosophy and Language; Phonetics; Phonology; Politics and Language; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Religion and Language; Semantics (grammatical); Semantics (logical and lexical); Semiotics; Sign Language; Society and Language; Speech Technology; Spoken Discourse; Syntax; Text Analysis and Stylistics; Translation; Typology and Universals; Variation and Language; Writing Systems. v. 1. A-Bil -- volume 2. Bil-Con -- volume 3. Con-Dt -- volume 4. Du-Gen -- volume 5. Gen-Int -- volume 6. Inu-Lea -- volume 7. Leb-Mei -- volume 8. Mel-N -- volume 9. O-Pou -- volume 10. Pou-Sca -- volume 11. Sca-Spe -- volume 12. Spe-Top -- volume 13. Tor-Z -- volume 14. Appendices ; Index.
The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics. * The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field * An entirely new work, with new editors, new authors, new topics and newly commissioned articles with a handful of classic articles * The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics through the online edition * Ground-breaking and International in scope and approach * Alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing * Available in print and online, priced separately. The online version will include updates as subjects develop ELL2 includes: * c. 7,500,000 words * c. 11,000 pages * c. 3,000 articles * c. 1,500 figures: 130 halftones and 150 colour * Supplementary audio, video and text files online * c. 3,500 glossary definitions * c. 39,000 references * Extensive list of commonly used abbreviations * List of languages of the world (including information on numbers of speakers, language family, et cetera) * Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists) * 200 language maps in print and online Also available online via ScienceDirect - featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguisticsGround-breaking in scope - wider than any predecessorAn invaluable resource for researchers, academics, students and professionals in the fields of: linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition, language pathology, cognitive science, sociology, the law, the media, medicine and computer science. The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field.
9780080448541 (electronic bk.) 0080448542 (electronic bk.)
1113874:11062772 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
Language and languages--Encyclopedias.
Linguistics--Encyclopedias.
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
Electronic books.
Encyclopedias.
P29 / .E48 2006
403
Rev. edition of: The Encyclopedia of language and linguistics / R.E. Asher, editor-in-chief ; J.M.Y. Simpson, coordinating editor. 1st edition 1994.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animal Communication; Applied Linguistics; Biographies; Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Countries and Languages; Education and Language; Foundations of Linguistics; Historical and Comparative Linguistics; History of Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language Pathology; Languages of the World; Law and Language; Lexicography; Linguistic Anthropology; Media and Language; Medicine and Language; Morphology; Natural Language Processing and Machine Translation; Philosophy and Language; Phonetics; Phonology; Politics and Language; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Religion and Language; Semantics (grammatical); Semantics (logical and lexical); Semiotics; Sign Language; Society and Language; Speech Technology; Spoken Discourse; Syntax; Text Analysis and Stylistics; Translation; Typology and Universals; Variation and Language; Writing Systems. v. 1. A-Bil -- volume 2. Bil-Con -- volume 3. Con-Dt -- volume 4. Du-Gen -- volume 5. Gen-Int -- volume 6. Inu-Lea -- volume 7. Leb-Mei -- volume 8. Mel-N -- volume 9. O-Pou -- volume 10. Pou-Sca -- volume 11. Sca-Spe -- volume 12. Spe-Top -- volume 13. Tor-Z -- volume 14. Appendices ; Index.
The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics. * The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field * An entirely new work, with new editors, new authors, new topics and newly commissioned articles with a handful of classic articles * The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics through the online edition * Ground-breaking and International in scope and approach * Alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing * Available in print and online, priced separately. The online version will include updates as subjects develop ELL2 includes: * c. 7,500,000 words * c. 11,000 pages * c. 3,000 articles * c. 1,500 figures: 130 halftones and 150 colour * Supplementary audio, video and text files online * c. 3,500 glossary definitions * c. 39,000 references * Extensive list of commonly used abbreviations * List of languages of the world (including information on numbers of speakers, language family, et cetera) * Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists) * 200 language maps in print and online Also available online via ScienceDirect - featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguisticsGround-breaking in scope - wider than any predecessorAn invaluable resource for researchers, academics, students and professionals in the fields of: linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition, language pathology, cognitive science, sociology, the law, the media, medicine and computer science. The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field.
9780080448541 (electronic bk.) 0080448542 (electronic bk.)
1113874:11062772 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
Language and languages--Encyclopedias.
Linguistics--Encyclopedias.
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
Electronic books.
Encyclopedias.
P29 / .E48 2006
403
