Landmarks in Linguistic Thought 1: The Western Tradition from Socrates to SaussurePsychology Press, 1997 - 234 pages By introducing the reader to the main issues and themes that have determined the development of the Western linguistic tradition, an evolution of linguistic thought quickly becomes apparent. Each chapter in this accessible book contains a short extract from a `landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context.The authors, who consider writers from Aristotle to Caxton to Saussure, have fully revised the original edition ofthis text. Complete with two new chapters on Bishop John Wilkins and Frege, a revised preface and updated bibliography, this book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the History of Linguistics, or the History of Western Thought. |
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Contents
Socrates on names | 1 |
Aristotle on metaphor | 20 |
The Bible on the origin and diversification of language | 36 |
Varro on linguistic regularity | 47 |
Quintilian on linguistic education | 60 |
Thomas of Erfurt on the modes of signifying | 76 |
Caxton on dialects | 87 |
Arnauld and Lancelot | 95 |
Wilkins on a real character | 110 |
Locke on the imperfection of words | 126 |
Condillac on the origin of language and thought | 139 |
Horne Tooke on etymological metaphysics | 155 |
Humboldt on linguistic and mental diversity | 184 |
Frege on sense and reference | 196 |
Saussure on language and thought | 209 |
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Landmarks in Linguistic Thought: The Western Tradition from Socrates to Saussure Harris Roy No preview available - 1997 |
Landmarks in Linguistic Thought 1: The Western Tradition from Socrates to ... Roy Harris,Talbot J. Taylor No preview available - 1997 |
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abbreviation Adam analogy analysis arbitrary argues Aristotelian Aristotle Aristotle's Begriffsschrift called Caxton century Chapter claim communication complex idea concept Condillac construction convention correct Cratylus Dionysius Dionysius Thrax discussion distinction English Essay etymological example existence explain expression fact Frege gesture given grammarians Greek Grimm's Law Hermogenes history of linguistic horse human Humboldt imitation imperfections individual inflecting John Horne Tooke langue Latin learning letters linguistic sign linguistic thought Locke Locke's logic logos means mental metaphor mind modes of signifying modistae names natural signs Neogrammarians notion noun object operations origin of language philosophical Plato Plato's Port-Royal Grammar principles Priscian proposition Purley question Quintilian rational reason reference relations rhetoric Saussure Saussure's Saussurean sense sentence simple ideas Socrates sound speaker speaking species speech stand structure theory things tion Tooke's tradition translation understanding universal usage Varro verb Verschiedenheit Wilkins words writing