Volume I General Linguistics

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2008

Volume I General Linguistics

Edited by: Pierre Swiggers
With contributions by: Philip Sapir , S. Harris Zellig , John Lyons and Stanly Newman

Part of the multi-volume work The Collected Works of Edward Sapir

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110198867

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About this book

Volume I of Edward Sapir’s Collected Works contains the reedition of Sapir’s papers and reviews in general linguistics, in the philosophy of language and linguistics (the origin of language; general semantics; the construction of an international auxiliary language), as well as his articles on ‘language’ and ‘dialect’ written for the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. The texts have been reedited and supplied with an introductory study and notes. The introductory studies assess Sapir’s contribution to the linguistic study of the various topics dealt with. Volume I also contains a reprint of retrospective appraisals of Sapir’s work in general linguistics written by Zellig Harris and Stanley Newman.

Author / Editor information

Pierre Swiggers, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Université de Liège, Belgium.

Reviews

"Dans tous ses écrits, Sapir semble avoir poursuivi un but unique-, cetui de poser les fondemenis d,une approche structuraliste rigoureuse, permettant d'englober à la fois la linguistique, l'anthropologie ei les autres sciences humaines et sociales, alliant dans l'entreprise l'intelligence, l'élégance et la curiosité du renard à la patience du hérisson."
Alain Rouveret in: Bulletin de la Societe de Linguistique 2/2010

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
FOREWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chronological list of Sapir’s writings contained in Volume I Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
INTRODUCTION. Sapir’s Life and Work: Two Appraisals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
SECTION ONE. THE PROBLEM OF THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE (1907) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
SECTION TWO. HISTORY, VARIETY AND SETTING OF LANGUAGE (1911, 1912) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
SECTION THREE. THEORETICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS (1923 –1929) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
SECTION FOUR. THE PROBLEM OF AN INTERNATIONAL AUXILIARY LANGUAGE (1925–1933) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
SECTION FIVE. STUDIES IN UNIVERSAL CONCEPTUAL GRAMMAR (1930, 1932, 1944) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
SECTION SIX. PATTERNS OF LANGUAGE IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND SOCIETY (1931–1933–[1947]) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	471
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	561

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Linguists, Anthropologists, Sociologists, Philosophers
Pages
- Main content: 582
Keywords: Sapir; Edward; linguistics; anthropology; philosophy; sociology

eBook

Published: October 23, 2008
ISBN: 9783110198867

Hardcover

Published: January 16, 2008
ISBN: 9783110195194