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The Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day. The encyclopedia contains overview articles that provide a readable synopsis of current knowledge of the major periods and varieties of the Hebrew language as well as thematically-organized entries which provide further information on individual topics. With over 950 entries and approximately 400 contributing scholars, the Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics is the authoritative reference work for students and researchers in the fields of Hebrew linguistics, general linguistics, Biblical studies, Hebrew and Jewish literature, and related fields.
Features and Benefits: • Search the full text by keyword and Hebrew character set, in addition to advanced search options. • Navigate extensive cross-references via hyperlinks. • Access tertiary treatment of a wide-range of topics such as the Hebrew of various sources (texts, manuscripts, inscriptions, reading traditions), major grammatical features (phonology, morphology, and syntax), lexicon, script and paleography, theoretical linguistic approaches, etc. • Receive annual updates with new articles, images, and multimedia, in particular sound recordings, beginning the year after publication. • Benefit from a synthesis of scholarly research from Israel, Europe, North America, and Asia.
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics represents a unique collaboration of a few hundred scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic and deals with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic). No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth and breadth of coverage. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (EALL Online) contains all content of the print edition and new content has been added on a regular basis. New articles were elaborations or updates of themes already discussed in the EALL, or are new entries that are relevant to the field.
The EALL Online comprehensively covers all aspects of Arabic languages and linguistics. It is interdisciplinary in scope and represents different schools and approaches to be as objective and versatile as possible. The online edition is cross-searchable, cross-referenced and regularly updated. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is an essential reference work for students and researchers in the fields of linguistics, Islamic studies, Arabic literature and other related fields. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is also available in print, visit https://brill.com/view/serial/EALL for more information.

Features and Benefits
- Over 500 entries
- Over 300 contributors
- Over 2.1 million words
- Full-text searchable and advanced searchability
- Browsable index
- Fully Unicode compliant, to facilitate the display of foreign languages
- A high-quality linguistic reference work
- A unique and widely respected authoritative source in the field
- Covers all relevant fields in Arabic linguistics, both general and language specific
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics represents a unique collaboration of a few hundred scholars from around the world. It covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic and deals with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).
No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth and breadth of coverage. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is an essential reference work for students and researchers in the fields of linguistics, Islamic studies, Arabic literature and other related fields.

The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is also available online, click here for more information.
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).
The Encyclopedia of Greek Language and Linguistics Online is the culmination of many years’ efforts by over 400 scholars. It constitutes a thoroughly revised expansion of the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics to encompass the entire history of Greek from Proto-Greek to modern times. The Encyclopedia provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of all important aspects of the language in its 3,500-year documented history, offering a systematic overview of the language on all levels and from many different angles and theoretical traditions. About 65% of the content is brand new, while the remaining 35% consists of revised and expanded entries from the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics.

The Encyclopedia is an indispensable research tool for scholars and students in the fields of Greek language and linguistics, general and Indo-European linguistics, Biblical literature, and related fields. Its features and benefits include:

  • Full Text Search, advanced search options
  • Extensive cross-references
  • Navigation via hyperlinks
  • Detailed subject and author indices
  • Articles covering a wide range of topics such as the Greek of various sources (texts, manuscripts, inscriptions, reading traditions), major grammatical features (phonology, morphology, and syntax), lexicon, script, and paleography
  • Various theoretical linguistic approaches, such as computational linguistics, history of translation and reception, and influence on western languages
  • Interactions between linguistics and other related disciplines, such as philology, mythology, religion, culture, and poetics

    When completed in 2025, the Encyclopedia of Greek Language and Linguistics will comprise 800 main entries with over 1,400 subentries in a total of about 3 million words.
  • The Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics offers the most comprehensive reference work on Slavic languages ever published, with some 400 articles. It provides authoritative treatment of all important aspects of the Slavic language family from its Indo-European origins to the present day, as well as consideration of the interaction of Slavic with other languages.

    Features and Benefits:
    - Contributions from leading scholars of Slavic languages worldwide.
    - Up-to-date references on legal and sociolinguistic developments of languages after the fall of multiethnic states.
    - Integrated articles on the interactions between linguistics, archaeology, and genetics to illuminate ancient Slavic-speaking communities.
    - State-of-the art reports on pertinent issues in Slavic semantics, pragmatics, discourse studies and more.
    - Coverage of theoretical approaches that emerged in Slavic linguistics.
    - Detailed, color maps.


    The Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics is a unique and comprehensive reference work, offering a systematic treatment of the Turkic languages from Old Turkic to the languages and varieties spoken today. Written by renowned authorities in the field, the Encyclopedia provides authoritative information on all aspects of the languages, today and in the past, from many different angles, as well as on the way these languages have been studied. It offers a synthesis of the research in the field of Turkic linguistics and provides up-to-date bibliographical coverage. As such, it is the most important reference source for knowledge on Turkic languages, and in particular on the following topics:

    - The languages of the Turkic language family, their structure, and their history
    - Writing systems used for Turkic languages, their emergence, development, and current use
    - The history of Turkic linguistics
    - The acquisition of Turkic languages
    - Language contact, areal linguistics, and multilingualism
    - Turkic dialect studies
    - Computational linguistics of Turkic languages
    - Generative approaches to Turkish
    - Turkish sign language