Linguistics: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

The most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in the field of linguistics.

Coverage of contemporary linguistics, including historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, and philosophical linguistics with special attention given to interrelations within branches of linguistics and to relations of linguistics with other disciplines (sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, etc.) and along with interdisciplinary work in language and literature, and more.

Introductory entries on 80 ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day.

Substantive, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated reference, combining digital speed with rigorous academic standards. Part of the larger online Oxford Research Encyclopedia.

Covers the major and subsidiary areas of linguistics and applied linguistics. It includes seventy nine entries providing coverage of the topics and sub-topics of the field. It is suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Offers a wide-ranging overview of the issues and research approaches in the diverse field of applied linguistics.

Brings together historic and emerging areas of research within applied linguistics, providing a detailed overview of key developments and ideas.

Covers the breadth of theory and research on language development from birth through adulthood, as well as their practical application.

Comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies. Entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture. Articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools of thought, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory.

Explains sociolinguistic theories, concepts, and terminology with minimal jargon. Accommodates a broad interpretation of sociolinguistics, including macro- and micro-sociolinguistics and a range of approaches within variationist, interactional, critical, and applied traditions.

Definitive international reference work on a topic of major and increasing importance providing state-of-the-art research for scholars in an interactive and accessible format.

Find, read about, and research the world's 7,151 known living languages.