The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics by Peter Matthews

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics by Peter Matthews

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 a well-known track and field expert around the world. He has worked as an athletics broadcaster on television and radio for more than 35 years, primarily for BBC Radio from 1975 to 1985, ITV from 1985 to 1997, and the IAAF since 1991. For the last 40 years, he has covered nearly all of the big meetings in the United Kingdom and around the world. Since 1968, he has been a major public address announcer, serving as Media Information Manager for Track and Field Athletics during the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and working for the Sydney Organizing Committee at his seventh Olympics in 2000.

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ISBN 13	9780198610502
ISBN 10	0198610505
Title	The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
Author	Peter Matthews
Series	Oxford Quick Reference Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2005-10-01
Number of pages	421
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