The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
- ISBN-10
- 0192800086
- ISBN-13
- 9780192800084
- Series
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
- Category
- Reference / Dictionaries
- Pages
- 410
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Peter Hugoe Matthews
Description
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of linguistics available. Written by distinguished and highly respected scholar Peter Matthews, this handy reference contains over 3,000 concise and informative entries on everything from
phonetics to formal semantics.
Including world-wide coverage of languages and language families, the Concise provides grammatical terms in English as well as grammatical categories in other languages. Matthews also offers extensive coverage of the theory of language, language history, and important ideas and figures in
linguistics. A directory of symbols is included for quick and easy reference.
With entries ranging from epiglottal and morpheme to Austronesian and Navajo, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is the ideal reference for anyone with an interest in language and its study.
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