Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Sciences of Language

Combining the breadth of a dictionary (800 terms are listed in an alphabetical index) with the depth of an encyclopedia (50 articles provide sustained discussions of specific topics or areas), this is a definitive reference for the study of linguistics, semiotics, poetics, and literary theory.

"It is rare to find a translation that surpasses the original; [this] is such a work. …This new translation, accessible to all American scholars, will become an indispensable research tool for those concerned with the historical development of the sciences of language or with contemporary critical theories." - Choice

"A valuable addition to any linguistics or stylistics library and is helpful reading for anyone who wishes to find his bearings in Continental, modern linguistics." - Style

"The attempted coverage is nothing if not panoramic: linguists from Panini through to Chomsky, fields from language pathology to literary theory, concepts from generative rules to fictional viewpoint." - Times Literary Supplement