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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.
The fourth edition of General Linguistics provides a comprehensive
and accessible introduction to linguistics. The book considers: -
semantics and pragmatics - dialect and style - phonetics and
phonology - morphology and syntax, with reference both to
traditional and current theories - comparative-historical
linguistics and linguistic typology - linguistics' relation to
other disciplines - the practical application of linguistics - the
2,500 years of linguistic thought that lies behind what we do and
think today
The fourth edition of General Linguistics provides a comprehensive
and accessible introduction to linguistics. The book considers: -
semantics and pragmatics - dialect and style - phonetics and
phonology - morphology and syntax, with reference both to
traditional and current theories - comparative-historical
linguistics and linguistic typology - linguistics' relation to
other disciplines - the practical application of linguistics - the
2,500 years of linguistic thought that lies behind what we do and
think today
Language Studies and Linguistics: A Short History of Linguistics 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.
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