A comprehensive and critical A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, definitions featured include:terms used in grammatical analysisbranches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguisticsapproaches used in studying language from critical discourse analysis to systemic linguisticslinguistic phenomena from code-switching to conversational implicaturelanguage varieties from pidgin to standard language. This fully updated second edition includes anew introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics) and added specialized further reading for lecturers and more advanced students. | Language and Linguistics by R. l. Trask, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters | Language and Linguistics by R.l. Trask, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters