Papers On Language Theory And History : Volume I: Creation And Tradition In Language

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maher, J. Peter.

Anttila, Raimo, author.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory Series IV,

Current Issues in Linguistic Theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Language and languages.

Local Subjects:

Language and languages.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interest in word-meaning is on the increase among mainstream linguists again after a half-century of neglect. During this interval progress in phonology and syntax was great, but further progress in these sub-disciplines will remain blocked until it is recognized that the prime functional unit of speech is the word, that the central problem of language theory is lexis. Word-meaning is typically complicated by changes across time; for a theory of language creativity, these effects must be discerned from spontaneous creation. The articles brought together in this volume attempt to illuminate, on the basis of particular lexical studies, the dynamics of perception and word-meaning, of language and mind.

Contents:

""LANGUAGE THEORY AND HISTORY I""; ""Editorial page""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Table of contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""FOREWORD""; ""THE PARADOX OF CREATION AND TRADITION IN GRAMMAR""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""POSTSCRIPT""; ""Italian mostaccio""; ""References :""; ""POSTSCRIPT""; ""ETYMOLOGY AND GENERATIVE PHONOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL LEXICON: A Study of Latin aqua 'water/ aquila 'eagle/ aquilus 'dark/ and aquilo 'northwind/""; ""1.0 THE ARGUMENT: GENERATIVE PHONOLOGY OR ETYMOLOGY?""; ""1.1 A CASE STUDY""; ""2.0 PHILOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM""

""2.1 THE PHILOLOGICAL BACKGROUND""""2.2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CORRELATES""; ""3.0. THE ETYMOLOGY: THEORY AND METHOD""; ""3.1. CONTEXTS.""; ""3.1.1. Context of Natural Ecology""; ""3.1.2 Context of Material Culture""; ""3.1.3. Context of Social Structure.""; ""3.1.4. Context of ""Which Language?""""; ""3.1.5. Context of ""Which Component?"" of the Grammar.""; ""3.1.6. Context of Situation""; ""3.1.7. Firthian Contexts""; ""3.1.8. Context of Chronological State""; ""3.2 ANCIENT VIEW: ANACHRONISM AND DIFFUSION""; ""3.2.1 Anachronism""; ""3.2.2 Diffusion""

""3.3 THE SOLUTION: TEXTS, OR PERFORMANCE, AND CONTEXTS""""EPILOGUE: COLLOCATION AND SYNONYMY""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES CONSULTED""; ""THE LINGUISTIC PALEONTOLOGY OF SOME PRE-CHRISTIAN BURIAL TERMS IN SLAVIC LEXICON""; ""REFERENCES""; ""HaMON: '(STONE) AXE' AND 'SKY' IN I-E/BATTLE-AXE CULTURE""; ""1. The current standard theory: 'der steinerne Himmel'""; ""2. Other views of the sky besides 'stone heaven'""; ""3. A new etymology: *Haekmon 'sharp-thing - ([stone] axe (=thunder [= 'dark' sky]))'""; ""3.1. Archaeology:""; ""3.2. Ethnography""; ""3.3. Linguistics""; ""3.3.1: PIE.""

""3.3.2. *Haek'mon replaced in Latin by a synonym.""""3.3.3.0. Baltic and Slavic""; ""3.3.3.1. Baltic.""; ""3.3.3.2. Slavic""; ""4. The Battle-Axe Cult beyond the IE frontiers.""; ""REFERENCES""; ""THE ETHNONYM OF THE SLAVS -COMMON SLAVIC SLOVENE""; ""2.0 A new etymology.""; ""2.1 Horizon 1: The Greek-Slavic contact.""; ""2.2 Horizon 2: Slavic-internal place of *slovene.""; ""2.2.1 *Slovene a derivative of slava?""; ""2.2.2. Is slovene derived from a toponym?""; ""REFERENCES""; ""POSTSCRIPT""; ""PHONETIC LAW AND SUPPLETION IN THE HISTORY OF THE PARADIGM OF THE SLAVIC ETHNICA IN -JANE""

""INDEXOF SUBJECTS AND TERMS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-31453-3

9786613314536

90-272-8150-5