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The Handbook of English Linguistics - (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) 2nd Edition by Bas Aarts & April McMahon & Lars Hinrichs (Hardcover)

The Handbook of English Linguistics - (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) 2nd Edition by  Bas Aarts & April McMahon & Lars Hinrichs (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Thoroughly updated and with completely new chapters, the second edition of The Handbook of English Linguistics remains an ideal collection of articles written by leading scholars on core areas of English Linguistics. Providing a state-of-the-art account of research in the field of English Linguistics, the Handbook offers 32 chapters, a third of which are new or by new authors, across the subjects of syntax, phonetics and phonology, lexis and morphology, and variation, discourse, styles, and usage of the English language. Written by specialists from around the world, each contribution introduces a key area of English linguistics and includes a discussion of the most recent theoretical and descriptive research, as well as extensive bibliographic references. Taking into account new research, new theories, and structural change through the use of digital resources since publication of the first edition, this text continues to be the essential reference resource for researchers and students working in the fields of the English language and linguistics"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Second edition of this popular <i>Handbook</i> bringing together stimulating discussions of core English linguistics topics in a single, authoritative volume--includes numerous new and thoroughly updated chapters</b></p> <p>The second edition of the popular <i>Handbook of English Linguistics</i> brings together stimulating discussions of the core topics in English linguistics in a single, authoritative volume. Written by an international team of experts, the chapters cover syntax, methodology, phonetics and phonology, lexis and morphology, variation, stylistics, and discourse, and also provide discussions of theoretical and descriptive research in the field.</p> <p>The revised edition includes new and updated chapters on English Corpus Linguistics, experimental approaches, complements and adjuncts, English phonology and morphology, lexicography, and more. In-depth yet accessible chapters introduce key areas of English linguistics, discuss relevant research, and suggest future research directions.</p> <p>An important academic contribution to the field, this book: </p> <ul> <li>Presents thirty-two in-depth, yet accessible, chapters that discuss new research findings across the field, written by both established and emerging scholars from around the world</li> <li>Builds upon the very successful first edition, published in 2006</li> <li>Incorporates new trends in English linguistics, including digital research methods and theoretical advances in all subfields</li> <li>Suggests future research directions</li> </ul> <p><i>The Handbook of English Linguistics, 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition </i>is an essential reference work for researchers and students working in the field of English language and linguistics.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>The second edition of the popular <i>Handbook of English Linguistics</i> brings together stimulating discussions of the core topics in English linguistics in a single, authoritative volume. Written by an international team of experts, the chapters cover syntax, methodology, phonetics and phonology, lexis and morphology, variation, stylistics, and discourse, and also provide discussions of theoretical and descriptive research in the field. <p>The revised edition includes new and updated chapters on English Corpus Linguistics, experimental approaches, complements and adjuncts, English phonology and morphology, lexicography, and more. In-depth yet accessible chapters introduce key areas of English linguistics, discuss relevant research, and suggest future research directions. <p>Building upon the success of the first edition, published in 2006, this volume presents work by established and emerging scholars from around the world. Chapters incorporate new trends in English linguistics and suggest future research directions, making <i>The Handbook of English Linguistics, Second Edition</i>, an essential reference work for researchers and students working in the field of English language and linguistics.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Bas Aarts</b> is Professor of English Linguistics and Director of the Survey of English Usage at University College London, UK. His recent publications include <i>Syntactic Gradience</i> (2007), <i>Oxford Modern English Grammar</i> (2011), the <i>Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar</i>, second edition (with S. Chalker and E. Weiner, 2014), <i>How to Teach Grammar</i> (with I. Cushing and R. Hudson, 2019) and the <i>Oxford Handbook of English Grammar</i> (with J. Bowie and G. Popova, 2020). He is a founding editor of the journal <i>English Language and Linguistics</i>. <p><b>April McMahon</b> is Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students at the University of Manchester, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the British Academy, and the Learned Society of Wales. She is author of <i>Understanding Language Change</i> (1994) and <i>An Introduction to English Phonology</i> (Second Edition, 2020), and has published extensively on the historical phonology of English, language family relationships, and evolutionary linguistics. <p><b>Lars Hinrichs</b> is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He specializes in research on varieties of English around the world and corpus linguistics. He directs the Texas English Linguistics Lab, which studies variation and change in Texas English.

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