Unlike other dictionaries of linguistics, this one concentrates exclusively on the terminology of grammar-mainly on syntax (sentence structure), but also to some extent on morphology (word structure). Also available print format, call number P152.T7 1993.ĭictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics Updates revise and extend the OED at regular intervals, each time subtly adjusting our image of the English language.Ĭompiled by the International Linguistics Department of the Summer Institute of Linguistics.įrench/English glossary of linguistic termsĪ Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in LinguisticsĪvailable electronically, this dictionary is intended primarily for students and teachers of linguistics, though it may also prove useful to others who want to look up unfamiliar or half-remembered grammatical terms. The OED started life more than 150 years ago. You'll still find these in the OED, but you'll also find the history of individual words, and of the language-traced through 3 million quotations, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to films scripts and cookery books. As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from those of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words-past and present-from across the English-speaking world. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. Scholars may find the volume useful for short, citable definitions.Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED Online) Missionaries and translators might find the dictionary handy as they continue to read linguistic literature and need refreshers on terminology and theories. ‘Students of linguistics will find it especially helpful as they are constantly attempting to remember the new terms they encounter. '… an impressive work which could become the first port of call for any beginning linguistics student.'

This user-friendly reference tool will be welcome by all who like or dislike linguistic terminology.'ĭonka Minkova - University of California, Los Angeles The definitions are clear, carefully illustrated and cross-referenced, and the etymological information on the more opaque technical terms is a special bonus. ‘The Dictionary is admirably concise and comprehensive. Miriam Meyerhoff - University of Auckland Invaluable for teachers and students alike.' Concepts and terms from the major theoretical and methodological approaches to linguistics are covered with precision and clarity. ‘The most comprehensive glossary available for anyone with more than a passing interest in language. Heinz Giegerich - University of Edinburgh That's why every serious student of the subject should have a copy of this dictionary.' ‘Nothing in the study of linguistics is more challenging than the mastery of its complex terminology. Richard Hudson - University College London The definitions are brilliantly clear, and the book's 3,000 entries cover the entire field from AAVE to Zapotec and from A-bar-binding to Zero morph.' Also available is an electronic version of the dictionary which includes 'clickable' cross-referencing.

Where appropriate, entries contain illustrative examples from English and other languages, and many provide etymologies bringing out the metaphors lying behind the technical terms. Features include cross-referencing between entries and extended entries on some terms. It provides entries for 246 languages, including 'major' languages and languages regularly mentioned in research papers and textbooks. lt covers the key areas of syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, semantics and pragmatics but also contains terms from discourse analysis, stylistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics and corpus linguistics. The Cambridge Dictionary of Linguistics provides concise and clear definitions of all the terms any undergraduate or graduate student is likely to encounter in the study of linguistics and English language or in other degrees involving linguistics, such as modern languages, media studies and translation.

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