In Linguistic Theory, Robert de Beaugrande analyses linguistic
theories not as abstract ideas or theses, but as the process and
product of theoretical discourse. He argues that the best
documentation of this discourse can be found in the 'fundamental'
works of major linguists from Ferdinand de Saussure to Teun van
Dijk and Walter Kintsch. He therefore employs the highly unusual
strategy of a close reading of these works as discourse
performances and strives to uncover their main points and
characteristic moves in the linguist's own words. Through this
approach, the reader is able to appreciate and understand the
variety and controversy among linguistic theories as they have
emerged and developed in interaction with each other. Special
scrutiny is allocated to the issue of how far the active practice
of the linguists followed their own theories and proposals, and
why. The author concludes by assessing the prospects for
linguistics to be drawn from the retrospect in the previous
chapters.
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