The combination of a clearly written survey of the key areas in linguistics, together with analysis of recent problem-based developments in the field, make this book the ideal introduction to applied linguistic studies. There is also a detailed bibliography and a terminological index. Subjects covered: - semantics - grammar - phonetics and phonology - discourse - psycholinguistics - sociolinguistics - language teaching and testing - lexicography - computers in applied linguistics This book will be useful to undergraduates, and their professors, in the field...
The combination of a clearly written survey of the key areas in linguistics, together with analysis of recent problem-based developments in the field,...
Most dictionaries have forerunners, and all have imitators; an understanding of the historical foundations of dictionary-making is therefore one of the preconditions of further progress in academic lexicography. The papers in this volume which were presented at the 1986 Exeter Seminar survey most of the lexicographical traditions in the world, some tracing them right back to their beginnings. The programme was divided into eight sessions, with the following concentrations of topics: (1) three classical traditions, (2) the early history of European lexicography, (3) the beginnings of English...
Most dictionaries have forerunners, and all have imitators; an understanding of the historical foundations of dictionary-making is therefore one of th...
