History of Modern Linguistics

From the Beginnings to World War II

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvJames McElvenny,University of Siegen) McElvenny, James (Researcher,James Mcelvenny

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In this book, McElvenny offers a concise history of modern linguistics from its emergence in the early nineteenth century up to the end of World War II. Written as a collective biography of the field, it concentrates on the interaction between the leading figures of linguistics, their controversies, and the role of the social and political context in shaping their ideas and methods.While A History of Modern Linguistics focuses on disciplinary linguistics, the boundaries of the account are porous: developments in neighbouring fields - in particular, philosophy, psychology and anthropology - are brought into the discussion where they have contributed to linguistic research.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-01-08
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt342 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474470025

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1. Introduction2. Comparative-historical grammar3. Language classification4. The consolidation of comparative-historical linguistics5. The pragmatic turn of the mid-nineteenth century6. Neogrammarian doctrine7. Critiques of Neogrammarian doctrine8. Language as a system9. The phoneme10. Prague Circle structuralism11. The beginnings of functionalism12. Meaning and British linguistics13. Functionalism in Central Europe and North America14. The beginnings of American structuralism15. Linguistic relativity16. The culmination of American structuralismConclusionAcknowledgementsBibliography

To any student of linguistics, anyone who works in the field: James McElvenny’s A History of Modern Linguistics will wonderfully enrich your understanding of the scientific trajectory you are part of. If you have done work on the heritage of language analysis, you will find here, as I have, a new and compelling historical arc that resituates developments across the period when linguistics was established as an academic field and took its modern form. The book gets its points across with perfect clarity, speaking directly to you whether specialist or newcomer. A tour de force, beautifully written and authoritative.