Bøker av R.L. Trask

Written for students of linguistics, applied linguistics and speech therapy, this dictionary covers over 2,000 terms in phonetics and phonology. It is an informative and easy-to-use reference tool, covering a wide variety of topics.

A comprehensive A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, and definitions. It features: terms used in grammatical analysis; branches of linguistics; approaches used in studying language; linguistic phenomena; and, language varieties from pidgin to standard language.

What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? What is the meaning of 'meaning'? This book provides an introduction to the study of language. It features chapters on 'Language in Use', 'Attitudes to Language', 'Children and Language' and 'Language, Mind and Brain'.

Written for students of linguistics, applied linguistics and speech therapy, this dictionary covers over 2,000 terms in phonetics and phonology. It is an informative and easy to use reference tool, covering a wide variety of topics.

Covers both current and traditional terminology in syntax and morphology. It includes descriptive terms, the major theoretical concepts, and the chief terms from mathematical and computational linguistics in over 1500 entries.