Landmarks In Linguistic Thought Volume I: The Western Tradition From Socrates To Saussure

di Professor Roy Harris (Autore)

Roy Harris (Autore)

Talbot Taylor (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1997

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.

• Autore: Professor Roy Harris, Roy Harris, Talbot Taylor
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: History of Linguistic Thought
• Anno: 1997
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 260 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9780415153614

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