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Informationen zum Autor John Laver is Emeritus Professor of Speech Sciences at Queen Margaret University! Edinburgh! Scotland! where he was previously Deputy Principal. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has served as President of the International Phonetic Association and was appointed CBE in the New Year's Honours List in 1999 for contributions to phonetics. His publications include The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences! Second Edition (Wiley-Blackwell! 2012)! The Gift of Speech (1996)! Principles of Phonetics (1994)! and The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality (1980).R. E. Asher is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh! where he also served as Vice-Principal. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi! and Honorary Fellow of the Delhi Sahitya Akademi! India. His publications include grammars of Malayalam (1997) and Tamil (1982)! as well as The Atlas of the World's Languages (2007)! and The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (1994). Klappentext The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Speech and Language is an expansive! in-depth reference collection which covers the scientific and humanistic study of speech and language and provides a wealth of information for scholars! researchers! and students at all levels across the social sciences! the humanities! and the medical! physical! engineering and computing sciences. Bridging 90 speech-related disciplines the Dictionary is authored by a multidisciplinary! international team of 23 specialists under the editorship of two noted linguists. It brings together 42!000 entries that define and contextualize the technical vocabulary related to spoken! signed! and written languages and their acquisition! use! and pathology.The entries include more than 10!000 classifications and descriptions of present and past languages and principal dialects of the world. They also provide historical insight into the study of speech and language with 100 biographies of leading contemporary and historical scholars in linguistics! phonetics! and related disciplines. The entire dictionary is extensively cross-referenced and designed to be easily navigable for readers at all levels. A unique work of dedicated and careful scholarship! the Encyclopedic Dictionary is the essential tool for scholars and researchers exploring speech and language. Zusammenfassung This reference work covers the scientific and humanistic study of speech and language and provides a wealth of information on the topic for scholars! researchers! and students at all levels across social sciences! humanities! and medicine.* Brings together 42!000 extensively cross-referenced entries that define and contextualize the technical vocabulary of all disciplines related to spoken! signed! and written languages and their acquisition! use! and pathology* Authored by a multidisciplinary! international team of 23 specialists! under the editorship of two noted linguists* Includes more than 10!000 classifications and descriptions of present and past languages and principal dialects of the world* Historicizes the study of speech and language with 100 biographies of leading contemporary and historical scholars in linguistics! phonetics! and related disciplines* Provides unparalleled scope with coverage ranging far beyond linguistics and phonetics to speech-relevant disciplines such as anatomy! anthropology! pathology! neurology! psycholinguistics! and much more Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionAcknowledgmentsAuthor ProfilesList of Contributing AuthorsList of Guest AuthorsHow to Use this DictionaryList of Disciplines and Domain LabelsList of Logic and Set Theory SymbolsInternational Phonetic Alphabet ChartextIPA Symbols for Disordered SpeechThe Encyclopedic Dictionary of Speech and LanguageBibliography of Principal Reference Sources ...
