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Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics - The Engineer and the Collector (Paperback)
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Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics - The Engineer and the Collector (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Focus on Linguistics
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This volume is a concise introduction to the lively ongoing debate
between formalist and functionalist approaches to the study of
language. The book grounds its comparisons between the two in both
historical and contemporary contexts where, broadly speaking,
formalists' focus on structural relationships and idealized
linguistic data contrasts with functionalists' commitment to
analyzing real language used as a communicative tool. The book
highlights key sub-varieties, proponents, and critiques of each
respective approach. It concludes by comparing formalist versus
functionalist contributions in three domains of linguistic
research: in the analysis of specific grammatical constructions; in
the study of language acquisition; and in interdisciplinary
research on the origins of language. Taken together, the volume
opens insight into an important tension in linguistic theory, and
provides students and scholars with a more nuanced understanding of
the structure of the discipline of modern linguistics.
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