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Crystal, David, 1941-

The Cambridge encyclopedia of language / David Crystal. - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. - vii, 472 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. 448-452.

Machine derived contents note: 1 Popular ideas about language; 2 Language and identity; 3 The structure of language; 4 The medium of language: speaking and listening; 5 The medium of language: reading and writing; 6 The medium of language: signing and seeing; 7 Child language acquisition; 8 Language, brain and handicap; 9 The languages of the world; 10 Language in the world; 11 Language and communication -- Appendices -- 1 Glossary; 2 Special symbols and abbreviations used in The Encyclopedia of Language; 3 Table of the world's languages; 4 Further reading; 5 References; 6 Index of langauges, families, dialects and scripts; 7 Index of authors and personalities; 8 Index of topics.

ISBN: 0521264383 0521424437 (pbk.)

LCCN: 86032637

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and languages--Dictionaries.
Linguistics--Dictionaries.

Subjects--Index Terms: Language

LC Class. No.: P29 / .C64 1987 P29 / .C64 1987

Dewey Class. No.: 403 / CRC 1987