The ''Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics'', first published in 1994 (edited by
Ronald E. Asher), with a 2nd edition in 2006 (edited by
Keith Brown), is an encyclopedia of all matters related to
language
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...
and
linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...
.
Reception
The ''
Journal of Linguistics
The ''Journal of Linguistics'' is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering all branches of theoretical linguistics and the official publication of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain. It is published by Cambridge University Pr ...
'' described it as "the definitive and indispensable scholarly reference publication, on all branches of linguistics for any library where linguistics is taken seriously." The second edition has 11,000 pages and 3,000 articles in 14 volumes.
Description
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
elsevier.com
(archived fro
the original
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See also
* Language and Linguistics (journal)
References
External links
''Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics'', 2nd edition
(archived fro
the original
on 2008-06-17)
(archived fro
on 2007-10-23)
Encyclopedias of linguistics
21st-century encyclopedias
Elsevier books
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