The Study of Language : A Survey of Linguistics and Related Disciplines in America

Language is the carrying medium of civilization. This broad survey and synthesis of the various phases of language problems opens the door to new approaches in education and technology, and at the same time traces the background history of linguistics, showing that this branch of learning, like most intellectual developments in Western culture, may be traced back to the Greek philosophers.The various parts of linguistics are defined and their current methodology is described. Separate chapters are devoted to the relation of linguistics to neighboring disciplines—to psychology, the social sciences, and philosophy. John Carroll’s provocative discussion of the identifiable languages and dialects—Indo-European, Asian, Pacific, African, American—demonstrates the vast amount of work remaining to be done in linguistics. PREFACE CONTENTS Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION Chapter 2. THE SCIENCE OF LINGUISTICS Chapter 3. LINGUISTICS AND PSYCH0L06Y Chapter 4 LINGUISTICS AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Chapter 5 LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY Chapter 6 LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION Chapter 7 COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING AND THE STUDY OF SPEECH Chapter 8 ORGANIZATIONS, PERSONNEL, AND PUBLICATIONS Chapter 9. THE FUTURE OF LANGUAGE STUDIES NOTES AND REFERENCES INDEX Large chunks of Dust Jacket missing though title and author intofrmation ont he front cover remains visible. Book itself is in Very Good Condition - light green boards / all text clean, tight and bright. Signed with dedication by Author of "For Mortimer Graves and the American Council of Learned Societies who have done so much for the study of languages. John B. Carroll, Cambridge Mass, October 1, 1953"