<P>A comprehensive and critical A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, definitions featured include:</P><UL><LI>terms used in grammatical analysis</LI><LI>branches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguistics</LI><LI>approaches used in studying language from critical discourse analysis to systemic linguistics</LI><LI>linguistic phenomena from code-switching to conversational implicature</LI><LI>language varieties from pidgin to standard language.</LI></UL><P>This fully updated second edition includes a<EM></EM>new introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics) and added specialized further reading for lecturers and more advanced students. </P>