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Toward an understanding of language : Charles Carpenter Fries in perspective /
Charles C. Fries (1887-1967) was a major figure in American linguistics and language education during the first half of the 20th century. Theoretical innovation and practical implementation were important threads that ran throughout his work. Fries believed that the attempt to deal with practical pr...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
1985.
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| Series: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 40. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Charles C. Fries (1887-1967) was a major figure in American linguistics and language education during the first half of the 20th century. Theoretical innovation and practical implementation were important threads that ran throughout his work. Fries believed that the attempt to deal with practical problems was a vital part of developing linguistic theory. He spent most of his effort exploring grammar as a tool for communicating meaning. Charles C. Fries was quite influential in the development of linguistics in the United States, and yet in some ways remained outside of the mainstream of the li. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 384 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | "Bibliography of Charles C. Fries": pages 359-372 Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789027279781 9027279780 1283314053 9781283314053 9786613314055 6613314056 |
| ISSN: | 0304-0763 ; |