The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative and invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field. In 3,250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar, phonetics, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and sociolinguistics.
A single-volume encyclopedia covering all major and subsidiary areas of linguistics and applied linguistics. The 79 entries provide in-depth coverage of the topics and sub-topics of the field. Entries are alphabetically arranged and extensively cross-referenced so the reader can see how areas interrelate.
This handbook compares the main analytic frameworks and methods of contemporary linguistics. It offers a unique overview of linguistic theory, revealing the common concerns of competing approaches. By showing their current and potential applications it provides the means by which linguists can judge what are the most useful models.
Where did human language come from? How many languages are there? How do we acquire our first language or learn a second one? The highly acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal answers these and other questions about language.
Berwick and Chomsky draw on recent developments in linguistic theory to offer an evolutionary account of language and humans' remarkable, species-specific ability to acquire it. "A loosely connected collection of four essays that will fascinate anyone interested in the extraordinary phenomenon of language." -- New York Review of Books.
What do we need to know about language and why do we need to know it? This book will help readers not only to become informed, active observers of language for its own sake, but also to be able to take on and challenge some of the misconceptions, assumptions and prejudices that so often underlie public discussion of language issues.
Designed for the intending student, as well as the non-specialist general reader with an interest in language, Seven Ways of Looking at Language concisely conveys a review of exciting work in the core areas of linguistics, including phonetics, syntax, semantics, language interaction, language variation, language change and the significance of writing.
In this complete survey of the theories, methods, and key findings within applied linguistics, students are introduced to core research questions and the various approaches to tackling these. Provides a comprehensive introduction to this interdisciplinary field of research and practice, dealing with practical issues of language and communication.
To browse books on Linguistics on the third floor stacks, explore the section with the following call numbers:
The CSI library organizes books based on the Library of Congress classification system. For more information on this, click here. The LOC call numbers for books related to Linguistics are listed below. To browse the stacks for books on Linguistics, look on the shelves within these call numbers:
Subclass P:
P1‑1091: Philology. Linguistics
P1‑85: General
P87‑96: Communication. Mass media
P94.7: Interpersonal communication
P95‑95.6: Oral communication. Speech
P98‑98.5: Computational linguistics.
Natural language processing
P99‑99.4: Semiotics. Signs and symbols
P99.5‑99.6: Nonverbal communication
P101‑410: Language. Linguistic theory.
Comparative grammar
P118‑118.75: Language acquisition
P121‑149: Science of language (Linguistics)
P201‑299: Comparative grammar
P301‑301.5: Style. Composition. Rhetoric
P302‑302.87: Discourse analysis
P306‑310: Translating and interpreting
P321‑324.5: Etymology
P325‑325.5: Semantics
P326‑326.5: Lexicology
P327‑327.5: Lexicography
P375‑381: Linguistic geography
P501‑769: Indo‑European (Indo‑Germanic)
philology
P901‑1091: Extinct ancient or medieval languages
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