The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics (Oxford Handbooks)

Leading scholars examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore the linguistic traditions in different parts of the world, examine how work in linguistics has influenced other fields, and look at how it has been practically applied In This Outstanding Book Leading Scholars From Around The World Examine The History Of Linguistics From Ancient Origins To The Present. They Consider Every Aspect Of The Field From Language Origins To Neurolinguistics, Explore Linguistic Traditions In East And West, Chronicle Centuries Of Explanations For Language Structures, Meanings, And Usage, And Look At How It Has Been Practically Applied. This Handbook Makes A Significant Contribution To The Historiography Of Linguistics. It Will Also Be A Valuable Reference For Scholars And Students In Linguists And Related Fields, Including Philosophy And Cognitive Science. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.the Origins And The Evolution Of Language / Salikoko S. Mufwene -- 2.the History Of Writing As A History Of Linguistics / Peter T. Daniels -- 3.history Of The Study Of Gesture / Adam Kendon -- 4.the History Of Sign Language Linguistics / Bencie Woll -- 5.orthography And The Early History Of Phonetics / Michael K. C. Macmahon -- 6.from Ipa To Praat And Beyond / Deborah Loakes -- 7.nineteenth-century Study Of Sound Change From Rask To Saussure / Kate Burridge -- 8.discoverers Of The Phoneme / Harry Van Der Hulst -- 9.a History Of Sound Symbolism / Margaret Magnus -- 10.east Asian Linguistics / Karen Steffen Chung -- 11.linguistics In India / Peter M. Scharf -- 12.from Semitic To Afro-asiatic / Edward Lipinski -- 13.from Plato To Priscian: Philosophy's Legacy To Grammar / David Blank -- 14.pedagogical Grammars Before The Eighteenth Century / Anneli Luhtala -- 15.vernaculars And The Idea Of A Standard Language / Andrew Linn -- Contents Note Continued: 16.word-based Morphology From Aristotle To Modern Wp (word And Paradigm Models) / James P. Blevins -- 17.general Or Universal Grammar From Plato To Chomsky / Jaap Maat -- 18.american Descriptivism (`structuralism') / James P. Blevins -- 19.noam Chomsky's Contribution To Linguistics: A Sketch / Robert Freidin -- 20.european Linguistics Since Saussure / Giorgio Graffi -- 21.functional And Cognitive Grammars / Anna Siewierska -- 22.lexicography From Earliest Times To The Present / Patrick Hanks -- 23.the Logico-philosophical Tradition / Pieter A. M. Seuren -- 24.lexical Semantics From Speculative Etymology To Structuralist Semantics / Dirk Geeraerts -- 25.post-structuralist And Cognitive Approaches To Meaning / Dirk Geeraerts -- 26.a Brief Sketch Of The Historic Development Of Pragmatics / Jacob L. Mey -- 27.meaning In Texts And Contexts / Malia Thomas -- Contents Note Continued: 28.comparative, Historical, And Typological Linguistics Since The Eighteenth Century / Kurt R. Jankowsky -- 29.language, Culture, And Society / Ana Deumert -- 30.language, The Mind, And The Brain / Alan Garnham -- 31.translation: The Intertranslatability Of Languages; Translation And Language Teaching / Kirsten Malmkjaer -- 32.computational Linguistics / Graeme Hirst -- 33.the History Of Corpus Linguistics / Andrew Hardie -- 34.philosophy Of Linguistics / Esa Itkonen. Edited By Keith Allan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Contents Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Origins and the Evolution of Language 2. The History of Writing as a History of Linguistics 3. History of the Study of Gesture 4. The History of Sign Language Linguistics 5. Orthography and the Early History of Phonetics 6. From IPA to Praat and Beyond 7. Nineteenth-Century Study of Sound Change from Rask to Saussure 8. Discoverers of the Phoneme 9. A History of Sound Symbolism 10. East Asian Linguistics 11. Linguistics in India 12. From Semitic to Afro-Asiatic 13. From Plato to Priscian: Philosophy’s Legacy to Grammar 14. Pedagogical Grammars Before the Eighteenth Century 15. Vernaculars and the Idea of a Standard Language 16. Word-Based Morphology from Aristotle to Modern WP (Word and Paradigm Models) 17. General or Universal Grammar from Plato to Chomsky 18. American Descriptivism (‘Structuralism’) 19. Noam Chomsky’s Contribution to Linguistics: A Sketch 20. European Linguistics since Saussure 21. Functional and Cognitive Grammars 22. Lexicography from Earliest Times to the Present 23. The Logico-philosophical Tradition 24. Lexical Semantics from Speculative Etymology to Structuralist Semantics 25. Post-structuralist and Cognitive Approaches to Meaning 26. A Brief Sketch of the Historic Development of Pragmatics 27. Meaning in Texts and Contexts 28. Comparative, Historical, and Typological Linguistics since the Eighteenth Century 29. Language, Culture, and Society 30. Language, the Mind, and the Brain 31. Translation: The Intertranslatability of Languages; Translation and Language Teaching 32. Computational Linguistics 33. The History of Corpus Linguistics 34. Philosophy of Linguistics References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z In this outstanding book leading scholars from around the world examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore linguistic traditions in east and west, chronicle centuries of explanations for language structures, meanings, and usage, and look at how it has been practically applied. The book is organized in six parts. The first looks at the origins of language, the invention of writing, the nature of gesture, and sign languages. Part II examines the history of the analysis and description of sound systems. Part III considers the history of linguistics in China, Korea, Japan, India, and the Middle East, as well as the history of the study of Semitic and Afro-Asiatic. Part IV examines the history of grammar and morphology in the west from the classical world to the present. Part V surveys the history of lexicography semantics, pragmatics, and text and discourse studies. Part VI looks at the history the application of linguistics in fields that include the language classification; social and cultural theory; psychology and the brain sciences; education and translation; computational science; and the development of linguistic corpora. The book ends with a history of the philosophy of linguistics. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics makes a significant contribution to the historiography of linguistics. It will also be a valuable reference for scholars and students in linguists and related fields, including philosophy and cognitive science. "In this outstanding book leading scholars from around the world examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore linguistic traditions in east and west, chronicle centuries of explanations for language structures, meanings, and usage, and look at how it has been practically applied. This handbook makes a significant contribution to the historiography of linguistics. It will also be a valuable reference for scholars and students in linguists and related fields, including philosophy and cognitive science." D'après l'intérieur de la jaquette