Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics

Author: [UK] P.H. Matthews [Editor]
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This dictionary is one of the Oxford English Encyclopedic Classification Dictionaries introduced and published by our press. It is an authoritative, concise linguistic dictionary with refined definitions. Its main features are up-to-date and extensive coverage. The "new" aspect lies in its inclusion of some linguistic theories proposed in the 1990s, while the "extensive" aspect is reflected in its focus on linguistic terms, covering the entire field of linguistics from phonetics to discourse analysis, and also includes some grammatical and rhetorical terms used in practical language analysis. It primarily features modern linguistic terms and also includes some terms that have appeared in the history of linguistic analysis development to facilitate the reference when reading classic works in linguistics and language research. This dictionary also lists the world's language families, the distribution ranges and origins of major languages, as well as introduces some figures who have significantly influenced or made important contributions to the development of linguistic research, along with their main theories, viewpoints, and schools or academic centers. This dictionary is a reference tool for linguistic teachers, students, and researchers. This dictionary is an authoritative, precise-definition, concise linguistic dictionary. Its main features are up-to-date and extensive coverage. The "new" aspect lies in the inclusion of some linguistic theories proposed in the 1990s, while the "extensive" aspect is reflected in its focus on linguistic terms, covering the entire field of linguistics from phonetics to discourse analysis, and also includes some grammatical and rhetorical terms used in practical language analysis, with a focus on modern