Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume II

Name: Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume II
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Landmarks in Linguistic Thought II introduces the major issues and themes that have determined the development of Western thinking about language, meaning and communication in the twentieth century.\nEach chapter contains an extract from a 'landmark' text followed by a commentary, which places the ideas in their social and intellectual context. The book is written in an accessible and non-technical manner.\nThe book summarizes the contribution of the key thinkers who have shaped modern linguistics: Austin, Chomsky, Derrida, Firth, Goffman, Harris, Jakobson, Labov, Orwell, Sapir, Whorf and Wittgenstein.\nThis second volume follows on from Landmarks in Linguistic Thought I, which introduces the key thinkers up to the twentieth century.\nThe series is ideal for anyone with an interest in the history of linguistics or of ideas.\n > Introduction 1 Sapir on language, culture and personality 2 Jakobson and structuralism 3 Orwell on language and politics 4 Whorf on language and thought 5 .