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Books on: chomsky linguistics

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The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky

Book by Alison Edgley; Routledge, 2000

Subjects:

Chomsky, Noam--Political And Social Views

Collections: Entire Library

One of few serious academic studies of Chomsky's political writing, this volume addresses many key issues in political theory through an engagement with Chomsky's ideas. Subjects covered include equality and freedom, politics and the media, and nationalism and state capitalism. The Social and ...
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One of few serious academic studies of Chomsky's political writing, this volume addresses many key issues in political theory through an engagement with Chomsky's ideas. Subjects covered include equality and freedom, politics and the media, and nationalism and state capitalism. The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky is an essential resource for scholars of social and political thought.
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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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A Short History of Structural Linguistics

Book by Peter Matthews; Cambridge University Press, 2001

Subjects:

Structural Linguistics--History

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This book is a concise historical survey of structural linguistics, charting its development from the 1870s to the present day. Peter Matthews examines the beginnings of structuralism and analyzes the vital role played in it by the study of sound systems and the problems of how systems change. He ...
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This book is a concise historical survey of structural linguistics, charting its development from the 1870s to the present day. Peter Matthews examines the beginnings of structuralism and analyzes the vital role played in it by the study of sound systems and the problems of how systems change. He discusses theories of the overall structure of a language, the "Chomskyan revolution" in the 1950s, and the structuralist theories of meaning. The book includes exposition, in particular, of the contributions of Saussure, Bloomfield and Chomsky.
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Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics

Book by R. L. Trask; Routledge, 1999

Subjects:

Linguistics--Dictionaries

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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 ...
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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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Linguistics Today

Book by Archibald A. Hill; Basic Books, 1969

Subjects:

Language And Languages, Linguistics

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...the works of the Dane Louis Hjelmslev and the American Noam Chomsky. The latter has done us the special service of reuniting...Finally, perhaps the most striking development in modern linguistics is the extent to which it has been carried over into related...

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Journal Articles on: chomsky linguistics

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Chomsky and Foucault on Human Nature and Politics: An Essential Difference?

Journal article by Peter Wilkin; Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 25, 1999

Subjects:

Chomsky, Noam--Philosophy, Essence (Philosophy)--Analysis, Foucault, Michel--Philosophy, Philosophical anthropology--Analysis, Political science--Philosophy, Rationalism--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...Chomsky, "Interview With Noam Chomsky: Linguistics and Politics," New Left Review...Chomsky, "Interview With Noam Chomsky: Linguistics And Politics," p. 33...Chomsky, "Interview With Noam Chomsky: Linguistics And Politics." In this interview...
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Noam Chomsky on Indochina and Iraq: An Interview

Journal article by Kevin Hewison; Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 37, 2007

Subjects:

Chomsky, Noam--Interviews, Indochina--History, Indochina--Political aspects, Indochina--Social aspects, Iraq--Strategic aspects, Scholars--Interviews

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...authored. Professor Chomsky is recognised for...path-breaking work on linguistics and his committed...interviewed Professor Chomsky at his office in...the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy...international affairs to linguistics and philosophy...and around Hanoi? Chomsky: You could see...
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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

...Series C3. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Museum and state archives. Chomsky, Noam. 1970. Remarks on nominalization. In Readings in English...Melanesian languages: Seng-seng and its neighbours. In Austronesian linguistics at the 15th Pacific Science Congress, ed. by Andrew Pawley...
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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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...that had dominated American linguistics for thirty years. That summer...in Bloomington, where Noam Chomsky gave the lectures that became...transformational-generative approach. "Chomsky impresses me like anything...A GOLDEN AGE OF POLYNESIAN LINGUISTICS. In 1966, the Bernice P Bishop...
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*T to K: An Austronesian Sound Change Revisited

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

Subjects:

Austronesian languages--Analysis, Austronesian languages--History, Categorization (Linguistics), Language and languages--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...puzzling is *t to k, perhaps best known from Hawaiian. In early versions of generative phonology that followed the lead of Chomsky and Halle (1968), the shift of a coronal to a velar stop was expressible only by reversing the values of four phonological...

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Magazine Articles on: chomsky linguistics

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Chomsky: The New York Times Calls Him "Arguably the Most Important Intellectual Alive", Yet He Has Needed Police Guards on His Own Campus. Andrew Stephen Discusses Iraq, Iran and Blair with a Man Who Divides Opinion like No Other

Magazine article by Andrew Stephen; New Statesman, Vol. 135, June 19, 2006

Subjects:

Actors--Interviews, Actresses--Interviews, Chomsky, Noam--Interviews

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...MITs Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, where Chomsky has reigned supreme...it seems, when Chomsky has not been pouring...seminal 1957 work on linguistics, Syntactic Structures...to my rescue: "Chomsky redid linguistics the way Freud redid...
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THERE'S A MOVEMENT OUT THERE, AND IT'S GATHERING STEAM. TIME TO GET ON BOARD : Talking 'Anarchy' with Chomsky

Magazine article; The Nation, Vol. 270, April 24, 2000

Subjects:

Chomsky, Noam--Interviews, International economic relations--Ethical aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Anarchy with Chomsky. Noam Chomsky is a longtime political activist, writer and professor of linguistics at MIT. His latest books are...the lessons to be drawn? Chomsky: I think it was a very significant...and then MIT professor Noam Chomsky. How did you figure into that...
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The Hypocrisy of Noam Chomsky

Magazine article by Keith Windschuttle; New Criterion, Vol. 21, May 2003

Subjects:

Authors--Attitudes, Chomsky, Noam--Attitudes, Terrorism--Attitudes, United States--Attitudes, United States--Military policy, War on Terrorism, 2001---Attitudes, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001--Attitudes

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...The New York Times has called him "arguably the most important intellectual alive" Chomsky has used his status, originally gained in the field of linguistics, to turn himself into the leading voice of the American left. He is not merely a spokesman...
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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

...triumphs of nineteenth-century linguistics have been made, no great new...unrelated tongues; some, following Chomsky, try to find "deep structure...findings of what is now called linguistics, if we judge such information...Humboldt and Jakobson and Chomsky and all the rest, but we will...
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Farewell to Linguistics?

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

Subjects:

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

Collections: Entire Library

...data from remote peoples"; others, following linguist Noam Chomsky, "try to find deep structure behind languages facade"; still...comprehensive and unified theory of language" that would have cemented linguistics status as a "natural" science. What does the future hold...

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Newspaper Articles on: chomsky linguistics

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Chomsky Unauthorized; Essays Deliver Ruthless Debunking

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 7, 2004

Subjects:

Chomsky, Noam

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

...Werner Cohn - that Mr. Chomsky has lent his considerable...movement. Students of linguistics will have to make up their...to him.) A devotee of linguistics, Mr. Williamson had been corresponding with Mr. Chomsky on arcane questions of...
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Politics: Perhaps Chomsky Has a Point When It Comes to Language

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 5, 2007

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

...may not have heard of Noam Chomsky, the American expert on the...of language and theoretical linguistics, or know about his theories...fascinating way. For years Chomsky contested the human brain does...grammatical forms. Of course, Chomsky was for many years prevented...
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Inside Politics

Newspaper article by Greg Pierce; The Washington Times, October 23, 2001

Subjects:

Chomsky, Noam

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

...academic Noam Chomsky to be "a loony." Mr. Chomsky, a professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...Louis Farrakhan is a loony. And so is Professor Chomsky." Proclaiming Mr. Chomsky "the ayatollah of...
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Battle of Eggheads as Philosophy Don Faces Libel Action; LONDONER'S DIARY

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 14, 2005

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

...Action; LONDONERS DIARY. TOP US linguistics professor Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of...Gwynne intends to call Professor Chomsky as a character witness. Only a few months ago, Chomsky publicly told Oderberg "you flatly...
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Morale Check

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 25, 2005

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

...Do As I Say (Not As I Do)," that Mr. Chomsky, who first made his reputation as a professor of linguistics, has been paid several million dollars...and the Office of Naval Research. Mr. Chomskys response to Mr. Schweitzer is that he...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: chomsky linguistics

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Chomsky, Noam

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...meaning ("Mary was seen by John"). Transformational linguistics has been influential in psycholinguistics, particularly...study of language acquisition by children. In the 1990s Chomsky formulated a "Minimalist Program" in an attempt to...
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Linguistics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...General Linguistics (tr. 1966); J. Lyons, Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics (1968), and Language and Linguistics (1981); N. Chomsky, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (1969); A. Radford, Transformational Syntax (1982); F. J. Newmeyer...
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Semantics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...Thomas Sebeok, Noam Chomsky , Jerrold Katz, and Charles Osgood. In the linguistics of recent years an offshoot...1981). For semantics in linguistics, see S. Ullman, Semantics...1957, repr. 1967); N. Chomsky, Studies on Semantics...
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Transformational-Generative Grammar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...particularly with his Syntactic Structures (1957), and with Chomskys teacher Zellig Harris. Generative grammar attempts to define...together were the starting point for the tremendous growth in linguistics studies since the 1950s. ____________________ The Columbia...
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Weinreich, Uriel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

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

...and for the increased acceptance of semantics as a branch of linguistics. His dissertation (1951) on bilinguals in Switzerland was...language. Much of his semantic theory was influenced by Noam Chomsky and transformational grammar. ____________________ The...

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