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Books: General Linguistics: Crystal
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language: Crystal
Message 1: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language: Crystal
Date: 16-Jun-2010
From: Daniel Davies <ddaviescambridge.org>
Subject: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language: Crystal
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Title: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
Published: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
http://us.cambridge.org
Author: David Crystal
Hardback: ISBN: 9780521516983 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 99.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9780521516983 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 60.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780521736503 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Paperback: ISBN: 9780521736503 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 45.00
Abstract:
This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed CambridgeEncyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in languagestudy which have taken place since the mid 1990s. Two main new areashave been added: the rise of electronic communication in all its current formsfrom email to texting, and the crisis affecting the world's languages, ofwhichhalf are thought to be so seriously endangered that they will die out thiscentury.
- All language statistics have been updated, and additional informationprovided about their linguistic affiliation- All topics involving technology have been revised to take account of recentdevelopments, notably in phonetics, language disability, and computing- Maps have been revised to include new countries or country names- Special attention has been paid to fast-moving areas such as languageteaching and learning- The text design has been completely updated with many new illustrationsthroughout
'... a celebration of language in all its oddity, beauty, fun, astonishingcomplexity and limitless variety' London Review of Books
'The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language is a masterpeice ofcomprehensiveness and clarity.' New Internationalist
'... an ingenious tour de force ... stunningly diverse linguistic menu.'RobertBurchfield, The Times
'... magnificently demonstrates Professor Crystal's outstanding breadth ofknowledge, incisiveness of judgment and superb skills at getting to the heartof highly complex issues in a clear and straightforward manner.' RandolphQuirk, FBA
'... David Crystal has a great facility for explaining language issues withplain good sense, wit and admirable brevity.' The Times Educational Supplement
Preface to 1st edition;Preface to 2nd edition;Preface to 3rd edition;Part I. Popular Ideas About Language:1. The prescriptive tradition;2. The equality of languages;3. The magic of language;4. The functions of language;5. Language and thought;Part II. Language and Identity:6. Physical identity;7. Psychological identity;8. Geographical identity;9. Ethnic and national identity;10. Social identity;11 Contextual identity;12. Stylistic identity and literature;Part III. The Structure of Language:13. Linguistic levels;14. Typology and universals;15. The statistical structure of language;16. Grammar;17. Semantics;18. Dictionaries;19. Names;20. Discourse and text;21. Pragmatics;Part IV. The Medium of Language: Speaking and Listening:22. The anatomy and physiology of speech;23. The acoustics of speech;24. The instrumental analysis of speech;25. Speech reception;26. Speech interaction with machines;27. The sounds of speech;28. The linguistic use of sound;29. Suprasegmentals;30. Sound symbolism;Part V. The Medium of Language: Writing and Reading:31. Written and spoken language;32. Graphic expression;33. Graphology;34. The process of reading and writing;Part VI. The Medium of Language: Signing and Seeing:35. Sign language;36. Sign language structure;37. Types of sign language;Part VII. Child Language Acquisition:38. Investigating children's language;39. The first year;40. Phonological development;41. Grammatical development;42. Semantic development;43. Pragmatic development;44. Language development in school;Part VIII. Language, Brain, and Disability:45. Language and the brain;46. Language disability;Part IX. The Languages of the World:47. How many languages?;48. How many speakers?;49. The origins of language;50. Families of language;51. The Indo-European family;52. Other families;53. Language isolates;54. Language change;55. Pidgins and creoles;Part X. Language in the World:56. The language barrier;57. Translating and interpreting;58. Artificial languages;59. World languages;60. Multilingualism;61. Language planning;62. Foreign language teaching and learning;63. Language for special purposes;Part XI. Language and Communication:64. Language and other communication systems;65. Linguistics;Appendices:I. Glossary;II.Special symbols and abbreviations;III. Table of the world's languages;IV. Further reading;V. Index of languages, families, dialects, and scripts;VI. Index of authors and personalities;VII. Index of topics;Acknowledgements.
Linguistic Field(s):
General Linguistics
Written In: English (eng )
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