Completely revised and updated in its fifth edition, "A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics" is the standard single-volume reference for its field. Incorporates new words or senses that have developed in linguistics during the past 5 years, based on recommendations from a team of experts. Includes increased coverage of terms arising from recent theoretical formalizations. Contains a separate table of abbreviations and table of symbols at the end of the book. Remains the standard single-volume reference for the field of linguistics and phonetics. Fifth edition now includes more than 5,000 terms.