{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-linguistics-9781119302070","title":"The Handbook of Linguistics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The first edition of this \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e is built on surveys by well-known figures from around the world and around the intellectual world, reflecting several different theoretical predilections, balancing coverage of enduring questions and important recent work. Those strengths are now enhanced by adding new chapters and thoroughly revising almost all other chapters, partly to reflect ways in which the field has changed in the intervening twenty years, in some places radically. The result is a magnificent volume that can be used for many purposes.\" \u003cb\u003eDavid W. Lightfoot, \u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Linguistics, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a stupendous achievement. 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New and thoroughly updated chapters by prominent scholars on each topic and subfield make this a unique, landmark publication.\"\u003cb\u003eWalt Wolfram, \u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e provides an updated and timely overview of the field of linguistics. The editor's broad definition of the field ensures that the book may be read by those seeking a comprehensive introduction to the subject, but with little or no prior knowledge of the area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding on the popular first edition, \u003ci\u003e The Handbook of Linguistics, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e features new and revised content reflecting advances within the discipline. New chapters expand the already broad coverage of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e to address and take account of key changes within the field in the intervening years. It explores: psycholinguistics, linguistic anthropology and ethnolinguistics, sociolinguistic theory, language variation and second language pedagogy. With contributions from a global team of leading linguists, this comprehensive and accessible volume is the ideal resource for those engaged in study and work within the dynamic field of linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Aronoff\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. His research touches on almost all aspects of morphology and its relation to other aspects of language. He is a member of a team studying a newly-created sign language, Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language, and he has served as Editor of \u003ci\u003eLanguage, \u003c\/i\u003e the Journal of the Linguistic Society of America, and as President of the Society. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanie Rees-Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of Modern Languages at Marietta College, USA. Before retirement, she held the William R. and Marie Adamson Flesher Chair in the Humanities. She established the ESL Program at Marietta College, USA and served as its director for over 20 years. She also taught linguistics courses for undergraduates and acted as an editor with Mark Aronoff of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), now in its seventh edition. 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