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- ISBN: 9780415020640 | 0415020646
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/12/1990
In this indispensable reference, twenty-nine leaders in the field describe how language works--accounting for its nature, use, study, and history.An Encyclopaedia of Languageprovides a truly comprehensive overview of how the various branches of linguistic study have arrived at their current positions. It divides the subject into three logical sections: 1) the "inner nature" of language; 2) its interaction with other disciplines; and 3) some special aspects of its study and use. Readers will find detailed coverage of: how language works; how language is taught and learned; phonetics; grammar and semantics; how linguists research their subjects and interpret results; second languages; language and computation; writing systems; the history of language study; the evolution of language; the distribution of languages around the world; lexicography; dialectology; and other topics.