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The encyclopedia of language & linguistics /
The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really ex...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
�2006.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Gale virtual reference library
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The first edition of ELL (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics. * The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field * An entirely new work, with new editors, new authors, new topics and newly commissioned articles with a handful of classic articles * The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics through the online edition * Ground-breaking and International in scope and approach * Alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing * Available in print and online, priced separately. The online version will include updates as subjects develop ELL2 includes: * c. 7,500,000 words * c. 11,000 pages * c. 3,000 articles * c. 1,500 figures: 130 halftones and 150 colour * Supplementary audio, video and text files online * c. 3,500 glossary definitions * c. 39,000 references * Extensive list of commonly used abbreviations * List of languages of the world (including information on no. of speakers, language family, etc.) * Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists) * 200 language maps in print and online Also available online via ScienceDirect - featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. The first Encyclopedia to exploit the multimedia potential of linguisticsGround-breaking in scope - wider than any predecessorAn invaluable resource for researchers, academics, students and professionals in the fields of: linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition, language pathology, cognitive science, sociology, the law, the media, medicine & computer science. The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field |
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| Notas: | Revised edition of: The Encyclopedia of language and linguistics / R.E. Asher, editor-in-chief; J.M.Y. Simpson, coordinating editor. 1st ed. 1994. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (14 volumes) : illustrations, maps (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080448541 0080448542 9780080547848 0080547842 9780080442990 0080442994 9780080443577 0080443575 9780080443584 0080443583 9780080443591 0080443591 9780080443607 0080443605 9780080443614 0080443613 9780080443621 0080443621 9780080443638 008044363X 9780080443645 0080443648 9780080443652 0080443656 9780080443669 0080443664 9780080443676 0080443672 9780080443683 0080443680 9780080443690 0080443699 9780080443706 0080443702 |