The cambridge encyclopedia of language

Preface to 1st edition Preface to 2nd edition Preface to 3rd edition Part I. Popular Ideas About Language: Part II. Language and Identity: Part III. The Structure of Language: Part IV. The Medium of Language: Speaking and Listening: Part V. The Medium of Language: Writing and Reading: Part VI. The Medium of Language: Signing and Seeing: Part VII. Child Language Acquisition: Part VIII. Language, Brain, and Disability: Part IX. The Languages of the World: Part X. Language in the World: Part XI. Language and Communication: Appendices: I. Glossary II. Special symbols and abbreviations III. Table of the world's languages IV. Further reading V. Index of languages, families, dialects, and scripts VI. Index of authors and personalities VII. Index of topics