Language Test Dictionary

Author: Davies A. (UK)
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Publish Date: 2002-10-25
Features: The first batch of 54 titles in the "Contemporary Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Collection" has achieved great success since its launch in September 2000. The initial print run of 5,000 sets was in high demand, leading to a second printing of 6,000 sets in October. Publishing such a large-scale collection of linguistic works within such a short period is rare in the history of academic publishing in China. Since its release, numerous institutions and individuals have rushed to order the Collection. Graduate and undergraduate students regard it as a valuable guide, while teachers of all ages view it as a source of knowledge renewal. Practice has proven that the Collection, launched by FLTRP, has received widespread acclaim from the domestic linguistic and foreign language teaching communities. It will become a treasure trove for advancing linguistic teaching and research, as well as foreign language teaching and research in China. Building on the success of the first batch of 54 titles, FLTRP is now launching the second batch of 58 titles. The second batch of the Collection features five key characteristics:
1. Comprising 58 original English-language works, it covers 33 disciplines, an increase from the 26 in the first batch. New disciplines include the history of linguistics, philosophy of language, cognitive linguistics, anthropological linguistics, the origins of language, and grammaticalization theory, thereby more comprehensively meeting readers' needs;
2. It includes influential works by renowned contemporary linguists such as Saussure, Sapir, Bloomfield, Halliday, Chomsky, Austin, Grice, and Leech, ensuring higher authority;
3. It incorporates classic linguistic works published by world-renowned publishers such as Oxford University Press and Harvard University Press;
4. It continues to feature expert introductions, with an even stronger team of experts than the first batch;
5. The Collection is prefaced by Professor Noam Chomsky, a world-famous linguist, and Professor Jiaxuan Shen, a renowned linguist in China.
This Collection is a large-scale, open-ended series that will actively promote linguistic teaching and research, as well as foreign language teaching and research in China. In the future, FLTRP will continue to introduce the latest and most influential linguistic and applied linguistic works to readers worldwide.