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Language and History - Integrationist Perspectives (Paperback)
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Language and History - Integrationist Perspectives (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory
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When linguistics was first established as an academic discipline in
the nineteenth century, it was envisaged as an essentially
historical study. Languages were to be treated as historical
objects, evolving through gradual but constant processes of change
over long periods of time. In recent years, however, there has been
much discussion by historians of a 'linguistic turn' in their own
discipline, and, in linguistics, integrationist theory has mounted
a radical challenge to the traditional notion of 'languages' as
possible objects of inquiry. Language and History develops the
integrationist critique of orthodox linguistics, while at the same
time extending its implications to the field of history. By doing
so, it throws light on what is now recognized by many historians to
be a 'crisis' in their own discipline. Underlying the
post-modernist scepticism about traditional forms of
historiography, the integrationist approach reveals a more
deep-seated problem concerning the interface between philosophy of
history and philosophy of language. With chapters from a range of
leading international contributors, Language and History represents
a significant contribution to the developing work of the
integrationists.
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