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Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics by Geoffrey Finch
Call Number: Northwestern Reference 410.3 F491
ISBN: 140393391X
Publication Date: 2005
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics by William J. Frawley (Editor)
Call Number: Northwestern Reference 410.3 In8; Electronic resource
ISBN: 0195139771
Publication Date: 2003
The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics by edited by Robert B. Kaplan
Call Number: Northwestern Reference 418 Ox2 2002
ISBN: 019513267X
Publication Date: 2002

Oxford Bilingual Dictionaries
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Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics
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"Remains the standard single-volume reference for the field of linguistics and phonetics."
Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language
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"Offers introductory entries on ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day."
Dictionary of Languages
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"The essential guide to the languages of the world, comprehensively detailing more than 400 languages in a clear A-Z style."
Oxford Linguistics Reference