| The History of Linguistics in Europe: From Plato to 1600 Contributor(s): Law, Vivien (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521565324 ISBN-13: 9780521565325 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Authoritative and wide-ranging, this book examines the history of western linguistics over a 2000-year timespan, from its origins in ancient Greece up to the crucial moment of change in the Renaissance that laid the foundations of modern linguistics. Some of today's burning questions about language date back a long way: in 1400 BC Plato was asking how words relate to reality. Other questions go back just a few generations, such as our interest in the mechanisms of language change, or in the social factors that shape the way we speak. Vivien Law explores how ideas about language over the centuries have changed to reflect changing modes of thinking. A survey chapter brings the coverage of the book up to the present day. Classified bibliographies and chapters on research resources and the qualities the historian of linguistics needs to develop, provide the reader with the tools to go further. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 410.94 |
| LCCN: 2002017400 |
| Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.85" W x 9.65" (1.38 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Authoritative and wide-ranging, this book examines the history of western linguistics over a 2000-year timespan, from ancient Greece to the Renaissance. Vivien Law explores how ideas about language over the centuries have changed to reflect evolving modes of thinking. Classified bibliographies and chapters on research resources are included. A survey chapter updates the coverage to the present day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Law, Vivien: - Vivien Law is Reader in the History of Linguistic Thought at Cambridge University, and Fellow of Trinity College. |