Date: 17-Sep-2006 From: Matt Glidden <blackwellnewsbos.blackwellpublishing.net> Subject: The Handbook of English Linguistics: Aarts, McMahon (Eds)
Title: The Handbook of English Linguistics
Series Title: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
Published: 2006
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com
Editor: Bas Aarts
Editor: April McMahon
Hardback: ISBN: 1405113820 Pages: 824 Price: U.S. $ 169.95
Hardback: ISBN: 1405113820 Pages: 824 Price: U.K. £ 95.00
Hardback: ISBN: 1405113820 Pages: 824 Price: AUS $ 314.00
Abstract:
The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection of articles written by leading specialists on all core areas of English linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account of research in the field.
- Brings together articles from the core areas of English linguistics, including syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, as well as variation, discourse, stylistics and usage - Written by specialists from around the world - Provides an introduction to a key area of English Linguistics and includes a discussion of the most recent theoretical and descriptive research, as well as extensive bibliographic references.
Review
"Just what the English Language needs at the start of the twenty-first century: an authoritative guide to the literature, balancing solid scholarship with openness, clarity, wisdom, and breadth - pronunciation, education, linguistic theory, and much else. Highly recommended!" Richard Hudson, University College London
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