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Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

Hardback
Publication Date: 24/11/2005

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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 no. of speakers, language
family, etc.)
* 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 linguistics
  • Ground-breaking in scope - wider than any predecessor
  • An 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 & computer science.
  • The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field
ISBN:
9780080442990
9780080442990
Category:
Teaching of a specific subject
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
24-11-2005
Language:
English
Publisher:
Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
2nd Edition
Dimensions (mm):
215.9x279.4mm

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