Linguistics: A Guide to the Reference Literature, 2nd Edition

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

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Thoroughly revised and updated with some 500 new entries-including the addition of pertinent Internet sites-this is the only bibliographic guide to information sources for linguistics. Coverage spans from 1957, the publication date of Chomsky's seminal work, to the present, with emphasis on English-language resources. DeMiller's detailed citations describe and evaluate each work, often offering comparisons to similar titles. Its broad coverage and in-depth reviews make this work essential to the research and study of general or theoretical linguistics. The book is also indispensable in the related areas of anthropological linguistics, applied linguistics, mathematical and computation linguistics, psycholinguistics, semiotics, and sociolinguistics, which are all treated in separate chapters, as well as the study of language and languages from a linguistic perspective. A must for any library supporting the study of linguistics or its related fields, this is a valuable reference and research tool. It i

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The best available guide to essential reference sources for the study of language and linguistics.-Literary Research Guide
Well-organized, current, and eminently useful.-Choice
Well-organized, current, and eminently useful.Choice
"Well-organized, current, and eminently useful."-Choice
"The best available guide to essential reference sources for the study of language and linguistics."-Literary Research Guide

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ANNA L. DEMILLER is Coordinator, Reference Services-Collection Management, and Associate Professor, University Libraries, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. tig /f James /r series ed.