Landmarks in linguistic thought : the Western tradition from Socrates to Saussure / Roy Harris and Talbot J. Taylor.

Author
Harris, Roy, 1931- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 1989.
Description
xviii, 199 p. ; 23 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Related name
    Series
    Routledge history of linguistic thought series [More in this series]
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 191-195.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • 1. Socrates on names
    • 2. Aristotle on metaphor
    • 3. The Bible on the origin and diversification of language
    • 4. Varro on linguistic regularity
    • 5. Quintilian on linguistic education
    • 6. Thomas of Erfurt on the modes of signifying
    • 7. Caxton on dialects
    • 8. The Port-Royal grammar : Arnauld and Lancelot on the rational foundations of grammar
    • 9. Locke on the imperfection of words
    • 10. Condillac on the origin of language and thought
    • 11. Horne Tooke on etymological metaphysics
    • 12. Humboldt on linguistic and mental diversity
    • 13. Saussure on language and thought.
    ISBN
    • 0415002907
    • 0415002915 (pbk.)
    LCCN
    ^^^88026528^
    OCLC
    47195629
    RCP
    H - S
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