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On language change : the invisible hand in language /
"In the twentieth century, linguistics has been dominated by two paradigms - those of Saussure and Chomsky. In both these philosophies of linguistics, language change was left aside as an unsolvable mystery which challenged theoretical entirety." "In On Language Change Rudi Keller rea...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In the twentieth century, linguistics has been dominated by two paradigms - those of Saussure and Chomsky. In both these philosophies of linguistics, language change was left aside as an unsolvable mystery which challenged theoretical entirety." "In On Language Change Rudi Keller reassesses language change and places it firmly back on the linguistics agenda. Based on the ideas of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thinkers such as Mandeville, Smith and Menger, he demonstrates that language change can indeed be explained through the workings of an 'invisible hand'." "Refreshingly jargon-free, Keller's account of language change is comprehensive and clear. Not only does he provide a new epistemology for the science of language change, he also brings new insights to bear on the history of linguistics."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203993284 9780203993286 0415076714 9780415076715 9780415076722 0415076722 9786610143030 661014303X 9780203977507 0203977505 9780415085632 0415085632 1280143037 9781280143038 1134901992 9781134901999 |