- Paperback: 524 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (July 26 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521736501
- ISBN-13: 978-0521736503
- Product Dimensions: 27.5 x 22 x 3.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2 Kg
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Praise for Previous Edition: '... a celebration of language in all its oddity, beauty, fun, astonishing complexity and limitless variety.' --London Review of Books
'... an ingenious tour de force ... stunningly diverse linguistic menu.' --Robert Burchfield, The Times
'... David Crystal has a great facility for explaining language issues with plain good sense, wit and admirable brevity.' --The Times Educational Supplement
'... an ingenious tour de force ... stunningly diverse linguistic menu.' --Robert Burchfield, The Times
'... David Crystal has a great facility for explaining language issues with plain good sense, wit and admirable brevity.' --The Times Educational Supplement
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This new, thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which have taken place since the mid 1990s. Two main new areas have been added: the rise of electronic communication in all its current forms from email to texting, and the crisis affecting the world's languages, of which half are thought to be so seriously endangered that they will die out this century. • All language statistics have been updated, and additional information provided about their linguistic affiliation • All topics involving technology have been revised to take account of recent developments, notably in phonetics, language disability, and computing • Maps have been revised to include new countries or country names • Special attention has been paid to fast-moving areas such as language teaching and learning • The text design has been completely updated with many new illustrations throughout
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Essential reference, May 7 2011
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This review is from: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Paperback)
Everyone interested in language should own this book. It is wide-ranging, accurate, lucid, engagingly written, well illustrated, and reasonably priced. I will be giving a short Elderhostel-type lecture course on language this fall (I am a retired linguist) and wanted to have the current edition of this book as a backup in case one of the participants asks me a question I can't answer off the top of my head.
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Very informative, Mar 28 2011
By Bo Østergaard Jepsen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Paperback)
This volume is not only very comprehensive in its scope, but delivers a compact yet thorough introduction to many areas of linguistics and language research. It is not too difficult for the lay-person to read, yet comprehensive enough to be used for academic purposes. Well structured, well researched, and well written. It is my go-to book of choice when it comes to linguistics. If it cannot answer my quiries, it can usually point me in the right direction and suggest further reading.Highest possible recommendation.
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Hoped-for update of a classic arrives!, Dec 29 2010
By Comm Prof - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Paperback)
David Crystal, who should be named a national treasure in the UK, has answered the request for an update of this classic. There is no other source that provides a comprehensive look at language in such an accessible way to the interested layperson. Love the detail and visuals...plenty of supporting material in the sidebars to provide interesting places to wander on the way to a better understanding of basic linguistic concepts and the role of language in culture. The text, true to an encyclopedia's form, is dense but Crystal clear.
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