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The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews essential research, and offers a critical discussion of the past, present and future development of the area.* The volume is based on state-of-the-art research in dialectology around the world, providing the most current work available with an unusually broad scope of topics* Provides a practical guide to the many methodological and statistical issues surrounding the collection and analysis of dialect data* Offers summaries of dialect variation in the world's most widely spoken and commonly studied languages, including several non-European languages that have traditionally received less attention in general discussions of dialectology* Reviews the intellectual development of the field, including its main theoretical schools of thought and research traditions, both academic and applied* The editors are well known and highly respected, with a deep knowledge of this vast field of inquiry

A wide-ranging and authoritative volume exploring contemporary perceptual research on speech, updated with new original essays by leading researchersSpeech perception is a dynamic area of study that encompasses a wide variety of disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, phonetics, linguistics, physiology and biophysics, auditory and speech science, and experimental psychology. The Handbook of Speech Perception, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of technical and theoretical developments in perceptual research on human speech. Offering a variety of perspectives on the perception of spoken language, this volume provides original essays by leading researchers on the major issues and most recent findings in the field. Each chapter provides an informed and critical survey, including a summary of current research and debate, clear examples and research findings, and discussion of anticipated advances and potential research directions. The timely second edition of this valuable resource:* Discusses a uniquely broad range of both foundational and emerging issues in the field* Surveys the major areas of the field of human speech perception* Features newly commissioned essays on the relation between speech perception and reading, features in speech perception and lexical access, perceptual identification of individual talkers, and perceptual learning of accented speech* Includes essential revisions of many chapters original to the first edition* Offers critical introductions to recent research literature and leading field developments* Encourages the development of multidisciplinary research on speech perception* Provides readers with clear understanding of the aims, methods, challenges, and prospects for advances in the fieldThe Handbook of Speech Perception, Second Edition, is ideal for both specialists and non-specialists throughout the research community looking for a comprehensive view of the latest technical and theoretical accomplishments in the field.

Second edition of this popular Handbook bringing together stimulating discussions of core English linguistics topics in a single, authoritative volume--includes numerous new and thoroughly updated chaptersThe second edition of the popular Handbook of English Linguistics brings together stimulating discussions of the core topics in English linguistics in a single, authoritative volume. Written by an international team of experts, the chapters cover syntax, methodology, phonetics and phonology, lexis and morphology, variation, stylistics, and discourse, and also provide discussions of theoretical and descriptive research in the field.The revised edition includes new and updated chapters on English Corpus Linguistics, experimental approaches, complements and adjuncts, English phonology and morphology, lexicography, and more. In-depth yet accessible chapters introduce key areas of English linguistics, discuss relevant research, and suggest future research directions.An important academic contribution to the field, this book:* Presents thirty-two in-depth, yet accessible, chapters that discuss new research findings across the field, written by both established and emerging scholars from around the world* Builds upon the very successful first edition, published in 2006* Incorporates new trends in English linguistics, including digital research methods and theoretical advances in all subfields* Suggests future research directionsThe Handbook of English Linguistics, 2nd Edition is an essential reference work for researchers and students working in the field of English language and linguistics.