A History Of Language

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History Of Language

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Author : Steven R. Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 1999

History Of Language written by Steven R. Fischer and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating book charts the history of communication from the time before human language was conceived through to the media explosion of the present day. - BOOK JACKET.

A History Of Language Philosophies

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Author : Lia Formigari
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2004

A History Of Language Philosophies written by Lia Formigari and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Philosophy categories.

Theory and history combine in this book to form a coherent narrative of the debates on language and languages in the Western world, from ancient classic philosophy to the present, with a final glance at on-going discussions on language as a cognitive tool, on its bodily roots and philogenetic role.An introductory chapter reviews the epistemological areas that converge into, or contribute to, language philosophy, and discusses their methods, relations, and goals. In this context, the status of language philosophy is discussed in its relation to the sciences and the arts of language. Each chapter is followed by a list of suggested readings that refer the reader to the final bibliography."About the author" Lia Formigari, Professor Emeritus at University of Rome, La Sapienza. Her publications include: "Language and Experience in XVIIth-century British Philosophy." Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1988; "Signs, Science and Politics. Philosophies of Language in Europe 1700 1830." Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1993; "La semiotique empiriste face au kantisme." Liege: Mardaga, 1994.

A History Of The Chinese Language

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Author : Hongyuan Dong
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-04-16

A History Of The Chinese Language written by Hongyuan Dong and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its proto Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of the various stages of Chinese language development, covering crucial aspects such as phonology, syntax and semantics. Features include: Coverage of the key historical stages in Chinese language development, such as Old Chinese, Middle Chinese, Early Modern Chinese, Classical Chinese and Modern Standard Chinese Treatment of core linguistic aspects of the Chinese language including phonological changes, grammatical development, lexical evolution, vernacular writing, Chinese characters and Modern Chinese dialects Inclusion of many authentic Chinese legends and texts throughout the book, presented through a rigorous framework of linguistic analysis to help students to build up strong critical and evaluative skills and acquire valuable cultural knowledge Integration of materials from different disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, history and sociolinguistics, to highlight the cultural and social background of each period of the language Helpful appendices to aid students with no prior knowledge of linguistics or the Chinese language Companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/dong offering a wealth of supplementary resources such as additional exercises, answer keys and audio recordings of the sounds of Middle and Old Chinese. Written by a highly experienced instructor, A History of the Chinese Language will be an essential resource for beginning students of Chinese Language and Linguistics and for anyone interested in the history and culture of China.

Language And History

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Author : Nigel Love
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-04-18

Language And History written by Nigel Love and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-18 with Education categories.

In recent years integrationist theory has mounted a radical challenge to the traditional notion of 'languages' as possible objects of inquiry. This volume develops the integrationist critique of orthodox linguistics.

Language History

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Author : Andrew L. Sihler
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2000

Language History written by Andrew L. Sihler and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This classroom-tested volume aspires to be a brief but technically and factually accurate exposition of linguistic description and history. Whether studied as prime subject or as background information, it should help students understand the assumptions and reasoning that underlie the contents of their handbooks and etymological dictionaries.This book should be a useful guide for anyone unfamiliar with (historical) linguistics who is studying the history of a language, and also for those who are enrolled in courses devoted to reading texts in old languages.

A History Of The English Language

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Author : Elly van Gelderen
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2014-04-03

A History Of The English Language written by Elly van Gelderen and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The English language in its complex shapes and forms changes fast. This thoroughly revised edition has been refreshed with current examples of change and has been updated regarding archeological research. Most suggestions brought up by users and reviewers have been incorporated, for instance, a family tree for Germanic has been added, Celtic influence is highlighted much more, there is more on the origin of Chancery English, and internal and external change are discussed in much greater detail. The philosophy of the revised book remains the same with an emphasis on the linguistic history and on using authentic texts. My audience remains undergraduates (and beginning graduates). The goals of the class and the book are to come to recognize English from various time periods, to be able to read each stage with a glossary, to get an understanding of typical language change, internal and external, and to understand something about language typology through the emphasis on the change from synthetic to analytic. This book has a companion website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/z.183.website

The History Of The English Language

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Author : David Burnley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-14

The History Of The English Language written by David Burnley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This second edition of The History of the English Language- A Sourcebook provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the origins and development of the English language. First published in 1992, the book contains over fifty illustrative passages, drawn from the oldest English to the twentieth century. The passages are contextualised by individual introductions and grouped into the traditional periods of Old English, Early Middle English, Later Middle English, Early Modern English and Modern English. These periods are connected by brief essays explaining the major linguistic developments associated with each period, to produce a continuous outline history. For this new edition Professor Burnley has expanded the outline of linguistic features at each of the main chronological divisions and included more selections and illustrations. A new section has also been included to illustrate the language of advertising from the 18th century to the present. The book will be of general interest to all those interested in the origins and development of the English language, and in particular to students and teachers of the history of the English language at A-level and university.

A History Of The English Language

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Author : Richard Hogg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-17

A History Of The English Language written by Richard Hogg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English language, outlining its development over fifteen centuries. With an emphasis on more recent periods, every key stage in the history of the language is covered, with full accounts of standardisation, names, the distribution of English in Britain and North America, and its global spread. New historical surveys of the crucial aspects of the language are presented, and historical changes that have affected English are treated as a continuing process, helping to explain the shape of the language today. This complete and up-to-date history of English will be indispensable to all advanced students, scholars and teachers in this prominent field.

The History Of Language

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Author : Henry Sweet
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09

The History Of Language written by Henry Sweet and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... alternation of direct and indirect narration, accusative with infinitive, and ablative absolute, and its finely-graded sequence of tenses, and the heavy and monotonous classical Sanskrit sentence overloaded with participles and gerunds, often to the almost complete exclusion of the finite verb, and its long compounds which usurp the functions of inflection. Greek, again, uses its inflections in a very different way from Latin, and more like the modern analytical languages of Europe. From this point of view the morphological classification of languages acts as a welcome corrective to the purely genealogical and historical classification. It teaches us both to recognize what are the really characteristic and more or less permanent features in the different periods of a language or in the members of a group of cognate languages, and also to realize that languages genealogically unconnected may develope similar morphological structure. But even an elaborate morphological classification does but scant justice to the infinite variety of linguistic structure, as we see lrom what has just been said about the divergent structure of Sanskrit, Latin, and Greek. Phonetic Individuality.--The first thing that strikes us in a new language is, of course, its phonetic structure. This depends, in the first place, on the sounds of which it is composed. Every language, and every period of a language, DEGREES selects for its own use only some out of the whole body of available sounds. Thus English has mixed vowels, but no front-round vowels of the type of French u, and it is rich in hiss-sounds. Arabic, again, is characterized by its numerous back and throat consonants--x, 7, k, q (inner k), h, ', ' (glottal stop) The number of elementary sounds in a languag

A History Of Language Philosophies

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Author : Lia Formigari
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2004-01-01

A History Of Language Philosophies written by Lia Formigari and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Philosophy categories.

Theory and history combine in this book to form a coherent narrative of the debates on language and languages in the Western world, from ancient classic philosophy to the present, with a final glance at on-going discussions on language as a cognitive tool, on its bodily roots and philogenetic role. An introductory chapter reviews the epistemological areas that converge into, or contribute to, language philosophy, and discusses their methods, relations, and goals. In this context, the status of language philosophy is discussed in its relation to the sciences and the arts of language. Each chapter is followed by a list of suggested readings that refer the reader to the final bibliography. About the author: Lia Formigari, Professor Emeritus at University of Rome, La Sapienza. Her publications include: Language and Experience in XVIIth-century British Philosophy. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1988; Signs, Science and Politics. Philosophies of Language in Europe 1700–1830. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins, 1993; La sémiotique empiriste face au kantisme. Liège: Mardaga, 1994.