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What is language?

A new approach to linguistic description.

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What is language?

A new approach to linguistic description.

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Longmans, Green And Co Ltd
Language
English
Pages
216

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Linguistik Theorie Language and languages Linguistique Taalwetenschap Langage et langues
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What is language?: A new approach to linguistic description.
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First Sentence

"All the discussion in this book is quite relative to my one, main purpose. I am interested in finding out, in the most general way possible, how language is used - both in itself and in relations to other phenomea"

Table of Contents

1. Towards a Linguistic Theory
Page 1
2. Opinions about Language
Page 23
A. Plato and Aristotle
Page 23
B. Dionysius Thrax and the Schoolmen
Page 38
C. 1500 to 1850
Page 49
D. Wittgenstein and Modern Logic
Page 57
E. Theories of Linguistics
Page 72
3. Towards a Linguistic Description
Page 105
4. Other Attitudes
Page 166

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 204-210.
index: pps. 211-216

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[London]
Series
Longmans linguistics library, Longman linguistics library
Other Titles
Linguistic description.

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Library of Congress
P121 .D59

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xviii, 216 p.
Number of pages
216

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OL14127441M
Internet Archive
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OCLC/WorldCat
1812801

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OL20542307W

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