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Landmarks In Linguistic Thought Volume I

The Western Tradition From Socrates To Saussure

Roy Harris author Professor Roy Harris author Talbot Taylor author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Mar '97

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By introducing the reader to the main issues and themes that have determined the development of the Western linguistic tradition, an evolution of linguistic thought quickly becomes apparent. Each chapter in this accessible book contains a short extract from a `landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context.The authors, who consider writers from Aristotle to Caxton to Saussure, have fully revised the original edition ofthis text. Complete with two new chapters on Bishop John Wilkins and Frege, a revised preface and updated bibliography, this book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the History of Linguistics, or the History of Western Thought.

ISBN: 9780415153621

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 329g

260 pages

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