Crystal, David,

The Cambridge encyclopedia of language / David Crystal. - 3rd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 - 516 p. : ill. (col.) ; 29 cm.

popular ideas about language;
language and identity;
the structure of language;
the medium of language: speaking and listening;
the medium of language: writing and reading;
the medium of language: signing and seeing;
child language acquisition;
language, brain and disability;
the languages of the world;
language in the world


9780521516983 9780521736503 (pbk.)


Language and languages
Linguistics

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