The new edition of this highly successful A–Z guide explores the main concepts and terms used in the study of language and linguistics. Containing over 300 entries, thoroughly updated to re.ect the latest developments in the .eld, this book includes entries in:

Cognitive linguistics
Discourse analysis
Phonology and phonetics
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Syntax and semantics

Beginning with a brief de.nition, each entry is followed by a comprehensive explanation of the origin and usage of the term. The book is cross-referenced throughout and includes further reading for academics and students alike.

The Author

R.L. Trask (1944–2004) was the highly regarded Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex. His numerous publications included Language: The Basics (1995) and A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology (1995).

The Editor

Peter Stockwell is Professor of Literary Linguistics at the University of Nottingham and the editor of the Routledge English Language Introductions Series.