The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of linguistics available. Written by Peter Matthews, Professor of Linguistics at Cambridge University, the book provides concise and informative entries across the whole field of linguistics. With entries ranging from epiglottal and morpheme to Austronesian and Navajo, this dictionary is an ideal reference for students and anyone with an interest in language and its study. • Over 3,000 entries from phonetics to formal semantics • Grammatical terms in English and grammatical categories in other languages • World-wide coverage of language families and major languages • The theory of language and language history • Important figures and ideas in linguistics • Directory of symbols included for quick and easy reference