Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics

The 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (2006), new to the O'Neill reference collection, offers many articles of use to communication students.

As the encyclopedia's editor-in-chief notes on the publisher's Web site, the new edition pays major attention to interdisciplinary connections to such fields as anthropology, education, psychology, language acquisition, language pathology, cognitive science, sociology, the law, the media, medicine and computer science.

Two examples of articles communication students might find helpful are provided on the publisher's site:

• Television, Language of
  
• Police Questioning

There are many more, as well, including such topics as: Cultural and Social Dimensions of Spoken Discourse; Political Discourse and Gender; Conversation Analysis; Medical Discourse: Doctor-Patient Communication; Telephone Talk; Media and Marginalized Groups; Sports Broadcasting; and others.

Use the Subject Classification or the Subject Index (both in Volume 14) to find more. The Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics can be found in the reference section on the main level of O'Neill Library. (Call # P29 .E48 2006).