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Books on: Linguistics

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Linguistics in America, 1769-1924: A Critical History

Book by Julie Tetel Andresen; Routledge, 1990

Subjects:

Linguistics--United States--History

Collections: Entire Library

Throughout this analytical book the idea is developed that theories of language do not transcend the language in which they are written, and ways are uncovered that are peculiar to the American-language linguistic tradition.
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Linguistics Today

Book by Archibald A. Hill; Basic Books, 1969

Subjects:

Language And Languages, Linguistics

Collections: Entire Library

LINGUISTICS TODAY LINGUISTICS TODAY Edited by Archibald A. Hill BASIC BOOKS, INC., PUBLISHERS...Theory of Translation . DAVID DECAMP is Professor of English and Linguistics, University of Texas, Austin. He was Senior Linguistic Specialist...
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Women, Language, and Linguistics: Three American Stories from the First Half of the Twentieth Century

Book by Julia S. Falk; Routledge, 1999

Subjects:

Linguistics--United States--History--20th Century, Women Linguists--United States--Biography

Collections: Entire Library

Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay ...
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Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay in its speakers and writers. Julia S Falk explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; this book finally brings to light a neglected perspective for those working in linguistics and the history of linguistics.
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Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics

Book by R. L. Trask; Routledge, 1999

Subjects:

Linguistics--Dictionaries

Collections: Entire Library

Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics is a comprehensive A - Z guide to all the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics.Ideal for students, it contains over 200 entries, each providing:* a brief definition of the term followed by a more detailed description* the ...
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Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics is a comprehensive A - Z guide to all the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics.Ideal for students, it contains over 200 entries, each providing:* a brief definition of the term followed by a more detailed description* the origin of the concept* key associated individuals* a guide to further reading* extensive cross-referencing.Written by the author of the bestselling Language: the Basics , this is an essential reference guide for all students of language and linguistics.
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Toward a History of American Linguistics

Book by E. F.K. Koerner; Routledge, 2002

Subjects:

Historical Linguistics, Linguistics--United States--History

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Beginning with the anthropological linguistic tradition associated primarily with the names of Franz Boas, Edward Sapir and their students and concluding with the work of Noam Chomsky and William Labov at the end of the century. This book offers a comprehensive account of essential periods and areas ...
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Beginning with the anthropological linguistic tradition associated primarily with the names of Franz Boas, Edward Sapir and their students and concluding with the work of Noam Chomsky and William Labov at the end of the century. This book offers a comprehensive account of essential periods and areas of research in the history of American Linguistics and also addresses contemporary debates and issues within linguistics.Topics covered include:* The sources of the 'Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis'* Leonard Bloomfield and the Cours de linguistique gÃ©nÃ©rale * The 'Chomskyan Revolution' and its Historiography* The Origins of Morphophonemics in American Linguistics*William Labov and the Origins of Sociolinguistics in America. Toward a History of American Linguistics will be invaluable reading for academics and advanced students within the fields of linguistics and the history of linguistics.
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Journal Articles on: Linguistics

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Typology and the Linguistic Macrohistory of Island Melanesia

Journal article by Mark Donohue, Simon Musgrave; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 46, 2007

Subjects:

Anthropological linguistics--Analysis, Linguistic analysis (Linguistics), Melanesia--Social aspects, Typology (Linguistics)--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...TYPOLOGY, STATISTICS, AND HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS. In this paper we intend to provide...assumption: better) methods into historical linguistics. We show that the work in this paper...accessible to the methods of comparative linguistics. These relationships have indeed been...
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Austronesian Nasal Substitution: A Survey

Journal article by Robert Blust; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 43, 2004

Subjects:

Linguistics--Research

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The Case for Applied Linguistics in Teacher Education

Journal article by Timothy Reagan; Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 48, 1997

Subjects:

Black English--Research, Linguistics--Study and teaching, Teachers--Training

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The case for applied linguistics in teacher education by Timothy...ignorance of the nature of language and linguistics (see, for example, Bennet, 1996...the lack of knowledge of applied linguistics common among educators and educational...
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Bruce Biggs, 1921-2000: A Tribute

Journal article by Andrew Pawley; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 40, 2001

Subjects:

Linguistics--Study and teaching, Linguists--Appreciation

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...initiated the first program in modern linguistics at a New Zealand university. He instigated...was a seminal contributer to Oceanic linguistics, the principal force behind the great...Polynesian descriptive and historical linguistics in the 1960s and 1970s. Heroes are...
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Malayo-Sumbawan

Journal article by Alexander Adelaar; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 44, 2005

Subjects:

Austronesian languages--Research, Linguistics--Research

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...The importance of OBal for comparative linguistics was already pointed out by Teeuw (1965...the practice in historical-comparative linguistics of naming a language group or language...culture-historical inferences. Oceanic Linguistics 28:1-46. --. 1992. Proto-Malayic: The...

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Magazine Articles on: Linguistics

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The End of Linguistics

Magazine article by Mark Halpern; American Scholar, Vol. 70, Winter 2001

Subjects:

Language awareness--Social aspects, Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Linguistic change--Analysis, Linguistics--Methods, Vocabulary--Usage

Collections: Entire Library

The End of Linguistics. by MARK HALPERN Taking...was twofold: students of scientific linguistics often were successful in undermining...grammarian Panini in ancient India. But linguistics in the modern sense--linguistics not...
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Farewell to Linguistics?

Magazine article; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 25, Summer 2001

Subjects:

Language and languages--Social aspects, Linguistics--Research

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Farewell to Linguistics "The End of Linguistics by Mark Halpern, in The American Scholar (Winter 2001...Halpern believes, the culprit is the failed science of linguistics. The modern discipline began with much fanfare in the...
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Applied Peace Linguistics

Magazine article by Francisco Gomes De Matos; Reading Today, Vol. 21, October 2003

Subjects:

Language instruction--Social aspects, Linguistics--Social aspects, Literacy programs--Social aspects, Peace

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Applied Peace Linguistics. by Francisco Gomes de Matos...an article that appeared in the Applied Linguistics Forum (Volume 23, Issue 2), the newsletter of the TESOL Applied Linguistics Interest Section. Given the increasing...
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The Man Who Loved Languages: A Scholar with the Ability and Audacity to Rebuild the Tower of Babel Died a Year Ago, but His Controversial Project Lives On

Magazine article by Richard B. Woodward; American Scholar, Vol. 75, Autumn 2006

Subjects:

Linguistics--Research, Linguists--Research, Starostin, Sergei--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...his afternoon seminar in historical linguistics at the Russian State University for...field of historical (or comparative) linguistics, where he was a renowned, if polarizing...referencing the centuries-long history of linguistics. His facility in learning and speaking...
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Speaking in Tongues

Magazine article by Lowell Weiss; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 275, June 1995

Subjects:

Anthropological linguistics--Research, Bible (Sacred work), Linguistics--Research, Wycliffe Bible Translators--Research

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...recently completed a masters degree in linguistics, she is about to begin the decades of...organization, the Summer Institute of Linguistics, which offers rigorous college- and...handful of universities had their own linguistics departments, SIL attracted many prospective...

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Newspaper Articles on: Linguistics

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Speaking of Puzzles, Try Linguistics

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), March 27, 2007

Subjects:

University of Oregon

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Speaking of Puzzles, Try Linguistics. Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Linguistics, Thomas Payne says, is a foreign word to...at the University of Oregon department of linguistics. "Linguistics is the science of language...
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Linguistics of Listening

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 12, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Linguistics of Listening. Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard RYOKO TAKAHASHI Bio basics: A native of Japan, the 25-year-old lives...
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Whither English? Language Shifts with Cultural Changes

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 16, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...changing, says Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics at American University. "If today...Jasanoff, chairman of the department of linguistics at Harvard University. He holds a doctorate in linguistics. "There are written records of it...
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CSI: Language Analysis Unit; Forensic Linguists Solve Crime Using English Mastery

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 12, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...WASHINGTON TIMES The term "forensic linguistics" doesnt exactly roll off the tongue...Shuy, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Georgetown University who is considered the "father of forensic linguistics" in this country, these include...
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Fence Post

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 24, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Business section) fit so well with the "linguistics of the left" (my term) featured in columns...by consumers. In the same way, the "linguistics of the left" gains support for the national...Leviticus 18:22). Redefined by the "linguistics of the left," moral behavior now includes...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: Linguistics

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Linguistics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

LINGUISTICS scientific study of language , covering the structure (morphology and syntax; see grammar ), sounds...the study of the sounds of speech, is generally considered a separate (but closely related to) field from linguistics. Early Linguistics Before the 19th cent., language was studied mainly as a field of philosophy. Among the philosophers interested...
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Agglutination , in Linguistics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

AGGLUTINATION , in linguistics in linguistics: see inflection . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Saussure, Ferdinand De

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...linguist. One of the founders of modern linguistics , he established the structural study...Saussure distinguished synchronic linguistics (studying language at a given moment) from diachronic linguistics (studying the changing state of a...
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Semantics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in existing languages is a branch of linguistics; the abstract study of meaning in relation...of signs to one another (syntax). In linguistics, semantics has its beginnings in France...Jerrold Katz, and Charles Osgood. In the linguistics of recent years an offshoot of transformational...
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Kristeva, Julia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...many subjects including structuralist linguistics and semiotics, psychoanalysis, and contemporary...where she received (1973) a doctorate in linguistics from the School of Higher Education...psychoanalyst at 40, is also a professor of linguistics at the Univ. of Paris. In general, she...

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