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Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories

1995-02-10 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories by : Lia Formigari

Download or read book Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories written by Lia Formigari. This book was released on 1995-02-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the papers collected in this volume concentrate on the history of linguistic ideas in France and Italy in the modern period (from the Renaissance to the present day). Some of them are specifically focused on the links between the two traditions of reflection on language. The contributions have a common methodological outlook: the authors do not believe that the history of linguistic ideas is a separate activity from research on language or that it is marginal with respect to the latter. On the contrary, they are convinced that in contemporary research into language we can still discern the influence — positive or negative as this may be — of factors deriving from the (sometimes distant) past. A historical analysis of these factors — whether it rejects them as superseded, or redefines them in order to elicit the fruitful suggestions they may still contain — has a contribution to make to the progress of theory.

A Short History of Linguistics

1979 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Release : 1979
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Book Synopsis A Short History of Linguistics by : Robert Henry Robins

Download or read book A Short History of Linguistics written by Robert Henry Robins. This book was released on 1979. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short History of Linguistics gives a greater prominence to the work of Wilhelm von Humboldt, because of the lasting importance of his work on language in relation to general eighteenth century thinking and of its perceived relevance in the latter half of the twentieth century to several aspects of generative grammatical theory. The final section, covering the twentieth century, has been rewritten and divided into two new chapters, so as to deal effectively with the increasingly divergent development of descriptive and theoretical linguistics that took place in the latter half of this century.

Language History

2000 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Release : 2000
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Book Synopsis Language History by : Andrew L. Sihler

Download or read book Language History written by Andrew L. Sihler. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classroom-tested volume aspires to be a brief but technically and factually accurate exposition of linguistic description and history. Whether studied as prime subject or as background information, it should help students understand the assumptions and reasoning that underlie the contents of their handbooks and etymological dictionaries.This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.

A Short History of Linguistics

2013-11-26 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Release : 2013-11-26
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Book Synopsis A Short History of Linguistics by : R.H. Robins

Download or read book A Short History of Linguistics written by R.H. Robins. This book was released on 2013-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete revision and updating of Professor Robins' classic text offers a comprehensive account of the history of linguistic thought from its European origins some 2500 years ago to the present day. It examines the independent development of linguistic science in China and Medieval Islam, and especially in India, which was to have a profound effect on European and American linguistics from the end of the eighteenth century. The fourth edition of A Short History of Linguistics gives a greater prominence to the work of Wilhelm von Humboldt, because of the lasting importance of his work on language in relation to general eighteenth century thinking and of its perceived relevance in the latter half of the twentieth century to several aspects of generative grammatical theory. The final section, covering the twentieth century, has been rewritten and divided into two new chapters, so as to deal effectively with the increasingly divergent development of descriptive and theoretical linguistics that took place in the latter half of this century. Readable and authoritative, Professor Robins' introduction provides a clear and up-to-date overview of all the major issues in the light of contemporary scholarly debate, and will be essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of linguistics alike.

Papers on Language Theory and History

1977-01-01 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Release : 1977-01-01
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Book Synopsis Papers on Language Theory and History by : J. Peter Maher

Download or read book Papers on Language Theory and History written by J. Peter Maher. This book was released on 1977-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in word-meaning is on the increase among mainstream linguists again after a half-century of neglect. During this interval progress in phonology and syntax was great, but further progress in these sub-disciplines will remain blocked until it is recognized that the prime functional unit of speech is the word, that the central problem of language theory is lexis. Word-meaning is typically complicated by changes across time; for a theory of language creativity, these effects must be discerned from spontaneous creation. The articles brought together in this volume attempt to illuminate, on the basis of particular lexical studies, the dynamics of perception and word-meaning, of language and mind.

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