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Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories

Lia Formigari,Daniele Gambarara
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Author : Lia Formigari,Daniele Gambarara
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995-02-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027276391

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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 A historical analysis of these factors — whether it rejects them as superseded, or redefines them in order to elicit the fruitful suggestions they may still contain — has a contribution to make to the progress of theory.

Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories

Lia Formigari,Daniele Gambarara
Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories Book PDF

Author : Lia Formigari,Daniele Gambarara
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027245618

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Historical Roots of Linguistic Theories by Lia Formigari,Daniele Gambarara Pdf

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.

Historical Linguistics

Mark Hale
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Author : Mark Hale
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780631196624

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This book goes beyond the boundaries of a standard text, using controversial and compelling ideas to explore the relationship between fundamental concepts in historical linguistics. An original and engaging introduction to the subject of historical linguistics Presents controversial but compelling ideas in developing a clear understanding as to why historical linguistics has had significant success in some domains, such as phonological history, and why it is considerably less successful in others Explores the relationship between fundamental concepts in historical linguistics, topics such as 'language' and 'change', and corresponding notions in contemporary (synchronic) linguistic theory Features extensive discussion of traditional and theoretically-oriented historical work in the domains of phonology and syntax.

Historical Linguistics

Winfred P. Lehmann
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Author : Winfred P. Lehmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136902239

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Historical Linguistics provides a comprehensive and clearly written introduction to historical linguistic theory and methods. Since its first publication in 1962 the book has established itself as core reading for students of linguistics. This edition has been thoroughly revised. Drawing on recent linguistic and archaeological research Professor Lehmann incorporates key developments in the field. These include exciting advances in the history and development of writing: and in typological classification which allows better understanding of the structure of early languages. Well-illustrated with Indo-European examples, and supplementary exercises which draw on data from other language families as well, the book will enable students to carry out independent work in historical studies on any language family, as well as up-to-date work in Indo-European.

Papers on Language Theory and History

J. Peter Maher
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Author : J. Peter Maher
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027281500

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Papers on Language Theory and History by J. Peter Maher Pdf

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.

A Paradigm Lost

Joanna Radwańska-Williams
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Author : Joanna Radwańska-Williams
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027276599

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A Paradigm Lost by Joanna Radwańska-Williams Pdf

The general theory of language of Mikołaj Kruszweski (1851-1887) is, this book argues, a “lost paradigm” in the history of linguistics. The concept of 'paradigm' is understood in a broadly construed Kuhnian sense, and its applicability to linguistics as a science is examined. It is argued that Kruszewski's theory was a covert paradigm in that his major work, Ocerk nauki o jazyke ('An Outline of the Science of Language', 1883), had the potential to be seminal in the history of linguistics, i.e. to achieve the status of a 'classical text', or 'exemplar'. This potential was not realized because Kruszewski's influence was hindered by various historical factors, including his early death and the simultaneous consolidation of the Neogrammarian paradigm, with its emphasis on phonology and language change. The book examines the intellectual background of Kruszweski's thought, which was rooted, in part, in the tradition of British empiricism. It also discusses Kruszewski's relationship to his teacher Jean Baudouin de Courtenay (1845-1929), his attitude towards the Neogrammarian movement in linguistics, the ambivalent reception of his theory by his contemporaries, and the influence of his work on the linguistic theory of Roman Jakobson (1896-1982).

Language History

Andrew L. Sihler
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Author : Andrew L. Sihler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027285461

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Language History by Andrew L. Sihler Pdf

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.

The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Methodological perspectives and applications

Sheila M. Embleton,John Earl Joseph,Hans-Josef Niederehe
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Author : Sheila M. Embleton,John Earl Joseph,Hans-Josef Niederehe
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027221889

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The Emergence of the Modern Language Sciences: Methodological perspectives and applications by Sheila M. Embleton,John Earl Joseph,Hans-Josef Niederehe Pdf

Alongside considerable continuity, 20th-century diachronic linguistics has seen substantial shifts in outlook and procedure from the 19th-century paradigm. Our understanding of what is really new and what is recycled owes a great debt to E. F. K. Koerner's minutely researched interpretations of the work of the field's founders and key transitional figures. At the cusp of the 21st century, some of the best known scholars in the field explore how these methodological shifts have been and continue to be played out in historical Romance, Germanic and Indo-European linguistics, as well as in work outside these traditional areas. These 22 studies, honouring the founder of "Diachronica" and other publication ventures that have helped revitalize historical enquiry in recent decades, include examinations of Indo-European methodology and the reconstructions carried out by Bloomfield and Sapir; the search for relatives of Indo-European; comparative, structural and sociolinguistic analyses of the history of the Romance languages; regular vs. morpholexical approaches to OHG umlaut; and the synchrony and diachrony of gender affixes in Tsez.

A Short History of Linguistics

R.H. Robins
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Author : R.H. Robins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317891109

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A Short History of Linguistics by R.H. Robins Pdf

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.

A Short History of Linguistics

Robert Henry Robins
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Author : Robert Henry Robins
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39076006205087

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A Short History of Linguistics by Robert Henry Robins Pdf

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.

Principles of Historical Linguistics

Hans Henrich Hock
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Author : Hans Henrich Hock
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1291 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110746563

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Historical linguistic theory and practice consist of a large number of chronological "layers" that have been accepted in the course of time and have acquired a permanence of their own. These range from neogrammarian conceptualizations of sound change, analogy, and borrowing, to prosodic, lexical, morphological, and syntactic change, and to present-day views on rule change and the effects of language contact. To get a full grasp of the principles of historical linguistics it is therefore necessary to understand the nature of each of these "layers". This book is a major revision and reorganization of the earlier editions and adds entirely new chapters on morphological change and lexical change, as well as a detailed discussion of linguistic palaeontology and ideological responses to the findings of historical linguistics to this landmark publication.

Studies in Descriptive and Historical Linguistics

Paul J. Hopper
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Author : Paul J. Hopper
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027281494

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Studies in Descriptive and Historical Linguistics by Paul J. Hopper Pdf

This volume of articles was prepared in honor of Winfred P. Lehmann on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The papers are presented in two sections: I. Studies in Descriptive Linguistics, and II. Studies in Historical Linguistics. The volume contains contributions by R.M.W. Dixon, Ralph M. Goodman, Maurice Gross, Einar Haugen, David G. Hays, Archibald A. Hill, Mohammad Ali Jazayery, E.F.K. Koerner, D. Terence Langendoen, Don L.F. Nilsen, Arthur L. Palacas, Sol Saporta, Sanford A. Schane, Jacob Mey, Anders Ahlqvist, Simon C. Dik, Robert T. Harms, Saul Levin, Yakov Malkiel, D. Gary Miller, William G. Moulton, Edgar C. Polomé, Gary D. Prideaux, Luigi Romeo, Maria Tsiapera, Krystyna Wachowicz, Mridula Adenwala Durbin, Paul J. Hopper, Aaron Bar-Adon.

Essays in the History of Linguistics

E.F.K. Koerner
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Author : E.F.K. Koerner
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789027285379

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The present volume follows the author's tradition of bringing together at certain intervals selections of articles which more often than not had previously been published in not easily accessible places, or which had not been published before. These papers do not typically represent mere reprints but in most instances thoroughly revised versions.This volume contains twelve articles organized under three headings, "Programmatic Papers in the History of Linguistics", "Studies in Linguistic Historiography", and "Sketches historiographical and (auto)biographical", plus as an appendix a complete list of Zellig Harris' writings as an illustration of Koerner's penchant for and belief in the importance of good bibliographies as a basis for historical research. While the first two sections, which take up the bulk of the volume, either show the author as an historian engagé or demonstrate his work as a historiographer of 19th and 20th century linguistics, the third section is much shorter and less heavy going. Indexes of Biographical Names and of Subjects, Terms & Languages round out the volume, which also contains a number of portraits of linguists and other illustrations.

Morphology and Language History

Claire Bowern,Bethwyn Evans,Luisa Miceli
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Author : Claire Bowern,Bethwyn Evans,Luisa Miceli
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027290960

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Morphology and Language History by Claire Bowern,Bethwyn Evans,Luisa Miceli Pdf

This volume aims to make a contribution to codifying the methods and practices linguists use to recover language history, focussing predominantly on historical morphology. The volume includes studies on a wide range of languages: not only Indo-European, but also Austronesian, Sinitic, Mon-Khmer, Basque, one Papuan language family, as well as a number of Australian families. Few collections are as cross-linguistic as this, reflecting the new challenges which have emerged from the study of languages outside those best known from historical linguistics. The contributors illustrate shared methodological and theoretical issues concerning genetic relatedness (that is, the use of morphological evidence for classification and subgrouping), reconstruction and processes of change with a diverse range of data. The volume is in honour of Harold Koch, who has long combined innovative research on understudied languages with methodological rigour and codification of practices within the discipline.

Historical Linguistics

Charles Jones
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Author : Charles Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317898993

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Historical Linguistics by Charles Jones Pdf

The contributors to this volume cover the international range of scholarship in the field of Historical Linguistics, as well as some of its major themes. The work and ideas they discuss are relevant not only to other aspects of Historical Linguistics but also to more general developments in linguistic theory. Along with Professor Jones' Introduction, their comments provide a major overview of Historical Linguistics that will be the reference point for its development for many years to come and form an important contribution to general theories of linguistic behaviour.