Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics - Hardcover

Bussmann, Hadumod

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415022258 ISBN 13: 9780415022255

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

The Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics is a unique reference work for students and teachers of linguistics. The highly regarded second edition of the Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft by Hadumod Bussmann has been specifically adapted by a team of over thirty specialist linguists to form the most comprehensive and up-to-date work of its kind in the English language. In over 2,500 entries, the Dictionary provides an exhaustive survey of the key terminology and languages of more than 30 subdisciplines of linguistics. With its term-based approach and emphasis on clear analysis, it complements perfectly Routledge's established range of reference material in the field of linguistics.

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Review:

..."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, 12/96
..."highly recommended to students and teachers of theoretical and general linguistics."
-Helene Perdicoyianni-Paleologou, Harvard Univesity "Canadian Journal of Linguistics, 2002
"The field needs and should welcome this new scholarly dictionary..... Linguistics scholars will settle for nothing less than the Routledge dictionary...."
-"Rettig on Reference James Rettig, 9/96

From the Back Cover:

The Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics is an invaluable reference work for students, instructors and scholars of linguistics. The highly regarded second edition of the Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft by Dr. Hadumod Bussmann of the University of Munich has been specifically adapted by a team of specialists in various linguistic fields to form the most comprehensive and up-to-date work of its kind in the English language. In over 2,000 entries, the Dictionary provides a comprehensive survey of the subdisciplines of linguistics and covers many of the world's languages. It is alphabetically organized, with each entry providing clear and concise definitions of key linguistic terminology, concepts, and themes. Salient examples are given in English and a range of foreign languages. Entries also include bibliographical references. For ease of use, the Dictionary contains extensive cross-references to synonyms and related terms, and accompanying illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415022258
• ISBN 13: 9780415022255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 530
• Editor: Kazzazi Kerstin, Trauth Gregory