A Short History of Structural Linguistics (Paperback)

This book is a concise historical survey of structural linguistics, charting its development from the 1870s to the present day. Peter Matthews examines the beginnings of structuralism and analyzes the vital role played in it by the study of sound systems and the problems of how systems change. He discusses theories of the overall structure of a language, the "Chomskyan revolution" in the 1950s, and the structuralist theories of meaning. The book includes exposition, in particular, of the contributions of Saussure, Bloomfield and Chomsky.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Peter Matthews
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	174
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-62568-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	0-521-62568-8
Barcode:	9780521625685

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