* Examines how language works, accounting for its nature, its use, its study and its history
* Two comprehensive indexes of Topics and Technical Terms, and Names
* Carefully illustrated to explain key points in the text
`This rich repository of information on all aspects of language is a must for all libraries in higher education, schools and larger public libraries. » – Library Review
`Each article has an excellent bibliography. In addition, there are comprehensive indexes of topics and technical terms and names. Highly recommended for all college and general public libraries. » – Choice
`This important book is in many ways a state-of-the -art survey of current conceptions of, and approaches to, language, with generous references to more detailed sources. Each chapter has a good bibliography. » – Language International
`A comprehensive guide … with very thorough bibliographies … Collinge »s Encyclopedia is recommended to academic libraries. » – Reference Reviews
`The bibliographies are an invaluable aid … the editor is to be congratulated for having done an excellent job … there are virtually no areas of language and linguistics that do not get a look in somewhere, and there is good signposting in the text itself. » – Nigel Vincent, Times Higher Education Supplement
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