Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics Second Edition

Previously published asLinguistic Terms and Concepts, this is an invaluable glossary of significant language and linguistic terms and concepts designed for students of English Language and Linguistics. This book also provides a very useful overview of the subject as well as covering principal figures in linguistic criticism and their contribution. Organized into the core subject areas of language and linguistics, it enables the reader to contextualize each particular definition and gain a wider understanding of each topic. This edition has been updated to include more extensive coverage, particularly of language terms.

Geoffrey Finch has taught English at universities in New Zealand and Nigeria and is Senior Lecturer in Humanities at Anglia Polytechnic University, UK, where he lectures and writes on both language and literature. He is the author of How to Study Linguistics and Word of Mouth: A New Introduction to Language and Communication.