The first edition of "ELL" (1993, Ron Asher, Editor) was hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation". Now, the all-new second edition matches ELL's comprehensiveness and high quality, expanded for a new generation, while being the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics. This work is the most authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive, and international reference source in its field. It is an entirely new work, with new editors, new authors, new topics and newly commissioned articles with a handful of classic articles. It is the first "Encyclopedia" to exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics through the online edition. Ground-breaking and international in scope and approach, it is alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing. It is available in print and online. The online version will include updates as subjects develop. "ELL2" includes: 7,500,000 words; 11,000 pages; 3,000 articles; 1,500 figures: 130 halftones and 150 colour Supplementary audio, video and text files online; 3,500 glossary definitions; 39,000 references; extensive list of commonly used abbreviations; list of languages of the world (including information on no. of speakers, language family, etc); approximately, 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists); and 200 language maps in print and online. "ELL2" online has: access on "ScienceDirect" - the world's leading provider of Scientific, Technical and Medical Information; sophisticated navigation; bibliographic linking to other content held on "ScienceDirect" and, via Cross Ref, to other publishers' holdings.