The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Tapa blanda

This invaluable work is the most authoritative dictionary of linguistics of its kind available. Clear and concise, it contains over 3,000 entries ranging from epiglottal and morpheme to Austronesian and Navajo. Entries cover every aspect of linguistics including language theory and history, language families and major languages from all over the world, and key figures and ideas in linguistics. The author, Peter Matthews, is Professor of Linguistics at Cambridge University and an established expert in the field of linguistics. Wide-ranging and accessible, this dictionary is ideal reference for students and teachers, and a great introduction to linguistics for anyone with an interest in language and its study.

Peter Matthews is Professor of Linguistics at Cambridge University and a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. His many publications in the field of Linguistics include Inflectional Morphology(1972), Morphology (2nd edn., 1991), Generative Grammar and Linguistic Competence (1979), Syntax (1981), and Grammatical Theory in the United States from Bloomfield to Chomsky (1993).