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R.L. Trask
Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts [EPUB ebook]

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A comprehensive and critical A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, definitions featured include:

terms used in grammatical analysis

branches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguistics

approaches used in studying language from critical discourse analysis to systemic linguistics

linguistic phenomena from code-switching to conversational implicature

language varieties from pidgin to standard language.

This fully updated second edition includes a new introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics) and added specialized further reading for lecturers and more advanced students.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 392 ● ISBN 9781134124077 ● Editor Peter (University of Nottingham, UK) Stockwell ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2643292 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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