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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458050503321

Autore

Williams Joanna Radwańska

Titolo

A paradigm lost [[electronic resource] ] : the linguistic theory of Mikołaj Kruszewski / / Joanna Radwańska Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 1993

ISBN

1-283-31281-6

9786613312815

90-272-7659-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; ; v. 72

Disciplina

410/.9

Soggetti

Linguistics - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

A PARADIGM LOST: THE LINGUISTIC THEORY OF MILOLAJ KRUSZEWSKI; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of contents; CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON LINGUISTIC HISTORIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF KRUSZEWSKI'S THOUGHT; CHAPTER III. KRUSZEWSKI'S LINGUISTIC WRITINGS BEFORE OCERK NAUKI O JAZYKE (1883); CHAPTER IV. KRUSZEWSKI'S THEORY OF LANGUAGE IN OCERK NAUKI O JAZYKE; CHAPTER V. KRUSZEWSKI AND BAUDOUIN DE COURTENAY; CHAPTER VI. CONCLUSION: KRUSZEWSKI'S PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF LINGUISTICS; REFERENCES; INDEX OF NAMES

INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TERMS

Sommario/riassunto

The general theory of language of Mikolaj Kruszweski (1851-1887) is, this book argues, a "lost paradigm" in the history of linguistics. The concept of 'paradigm' is understood in a broadly construed Kuhnian sense, and its applicability to linguistics as a science is examined.It is argued that Kruszewski's theory was a covert paradigm in that his major work, Ocerk nauki o jazyke ('An Outline of the Science of Language', 1883), had the potential to be seminal in the history of linguistics, i.e. to achieve the status of a 'classical text', or 'exemplar'.



This potential was not realized bec