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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461650203321

Autore

Thomas Margaret (Margaret Ann), <1952->

Titolo

Fifty key thinkers on language and linguistics [[electronic resource] /] / Margaret Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-280-66115-1

9786613638083

1-136-70750-6

1-134-19170-7

0-203-81448-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

Routledge Key Guides

Disciplina

417/.7

Soggetti

Historical linguistics

Linguistics

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics; Copyright Page; Contents; Alphabetical list of contents; Chronological list of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics; Pānini (fourth or fifth century BCE); Pānini (fourth or fifth century BCE); Pānini (fourth or fifth century BCE); Plato (c. 428/7-c. 349/7 BCE); Plato (c. 428/7-c. 349/7 BCE); Plato (c. 428/7-c. 349/7 BCE); Aristotle (384-322 BCE); Aristotle (384-322 BCE); Aristotle (384-322 BCE); Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BCE); Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BCE)

Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BCE)Language in the Bible; Language in the Bible; Language in the Bible; Aelius Donatus (fourth century CE) and Priscian of Caesarea (sixth century CE); Aelius Donatus (fourth century CE) and Priscian of Caesarea (sixth century CE); Aelius Donatus (fourth century CE) and Priscian of Caesarea (sixth century CE); Sībawayhi (d. c. 796); Sībawayhi (d. c. 796); Sībawayhi (d. c. 796); 'The First Grammarian' (twelfth century); 'The First Grammarian' (twelfth century); 'The First Grammarian' (twelfth century); The Speculative



Grammarians (fl. c. 1250-1400)

The Speculative Grammarians (fl. c. 1250-1400)The Speculative Grammarians(fl. c. 1250-1400); King Sejong the Great (1397-1450); King Sejong the Great (1397-1450); King Sejong the Great (1397-1450); Antoine Arnauld (1612-94) and Claude Lancelot (1615-95); Antoine Arnauld (1612-94) and Claude Lancelot (1615-95); Antoine Arnauld (1612-94) and Claude Lancelot (1615-95); John Wilkins (1614-72); John Wilkins (1614-72); John Wilkins (1614-72); John Locke (1632-1704); John Locke (1632-1704); John Locke (1632-1704); Samuel Johnson (1709-84); Samuel Johnson (1709-84); Samuel Johnson (1709-84)

Étienne Bonnot, Abbé de Condillac (1714-80)Étienne Bonnot, Abbé de Condillac (1714-80); Étienne Bonnot, Abbé de Condillac (1714-80); Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803); Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803); Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803); August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767-1845) and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-1829); August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767-1845) and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-1829); August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767-1845) and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-1829); Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835); Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835)

Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835)Jacob Grimm (1785-1863); Jacob Grimm (1785-1863); Jacob Grimm (1785-1863); Franz Bopp (1791-1867); Franz Bopp (1791-1867); Franz Bopp (1791-1867); Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900); Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900); Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900); Paul Broca (1824-80); Paul Broca (1824-80); Paul Broca (1824-80); William Dwight Whitney (1827-94); William Dwight Whitney (1827-94); William Dwight Whitney (1827-94); James A. H. Murray (1837-1915); James A. H. Murray (1837-1915); James A. H. Murray (1837-1915); Henry Sweet (1845-1912); Henry Sweet (1845-1912)

Henry Sweet (1845-1912)

Sommario/riassunto

What was the first language, and where did it come from? Do all languages have properties in common? What is the relationship of language to thought? Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics explores how fifty of the most influential figures in the field have asked and have responded to classic questions about language. Each entry includes a discussion of the person's life, work and ideas as well as the historical context and an analysis of his or her?lasting contributions. Thinkers include:AristotleSamuel Johnson Friedrich Max Müller Fe