An introduction to the study of language / Leonard Bloomfield ; new edition with an introduction by Joseph F. Kess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloomfield, Leonard, 1887-1949.

Contributor:

Kess, Joseph F.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Classics in psycholinguistics ; Series II, v. 3.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series II, Classics in psycholinguistics, 0165-716X ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

New ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a fac simile edition of Bloomfield's An Introduction to the Study of Language (New York 1914), with an introductory article by Joseph S. Kess.Leonard Bloomfield (1887-1949) was responsible for two classic textbooks in the field of linguistics. The earlier, reproduced here, shows some striking differences to his later views, reflecting much of the then-current thinking on language matters. As such, it represents not only an interesting commentary on the theoretical development of an extremely influential linguist, but more importantly, it is a telling document in the evolving history of the discipline and a rich source for the (psycho)linguist interested in how and why we got from where we were to where we are.

Contents:

""INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE""; ""Editorial page""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""Table of contents""; ""FOREWORD""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE""; ""PEEFACE.""; ""CONTENTS.""; ""CHAPTER I. THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE.""; ""CHAPTER II. THE PHYSICAL BASIS OP LANGUAGE.""; ""1. Unconsciousness of speech-movements.""; ""2. Writing an imperfect analysis.""; ""3. The vocal chords.""; ""4. The velum.""; ""5. Oral articulation""; ""6. Oral noise-articulations.""; ""7. Musical oral articulations.""

""8. Infinite variety of possible sounds.""""9. Glides and mixtures of articulation.""; ""11. Stress.""; ""13. Duration.""; ""14. Limitation of the articulations in each dialect.""; ""15. Automatic variations.""; ""CHAPTER III. THE MENTAL BASIS OF LANGUAGE.""; ""1. The place of language in our mental life.""; ""2. Total experiences.""; ""3. The analysis of total experiences.""; ""4.The naming of objects.""; ""5. The development of abstract words.""; ""6. Psychologic composition of the word.""; ""7. Grammatical categories.""; ""8· Psychologic character of the linguistic forms.""

""9. Psychologic motives of utterance.""""10. Interpretation of the linguistic phenomena.""; ""CHAPTER IV. THE FORMS OF LANGUAGE.""; ""1. The inarticulate outcry.""; ""2. Primary interjections.""; ""3. Secondary interjections.""; ""4. The arbitrary value of non-interjectioiial utterances.""; ""5. The classifying nature of linguistic expression.""; ""6. Expression of the three types of utterances.""; ""7. The parts of utterances.""; ""8. The word: phonetic character.""; ""9. The word: semantic character.""; ""10. Word-classes.""; ""11. The sentence.""; ""CHAPTER V.MORPHOLOGY.""

""1. The significance of morphologic phenomena.""""2. Morphologic classification by syntactic use (Parts of speech).""; ""3. Classification by congruence.""; ""4. Phonetic-semantic classes.""; ""5. Classes on a partially phonetic basis. Still other""; ""6. Difference between morphologic classification and non-linguistic association.""; ""7. Classes by composition.""; ""8. Derivation and inflection.""; ""9. The semantic nature of inflection: the commonest categories.""; ""10. The semantic nature of derivation.""; ""11. The phonetic character of the morphologic processes.""

""12. Word-composition: semantic value.""""13. -Word-composition not a phonetic process. It""; ""14. Simple word: compound: phrase.""; ""CHAPTER VI. SYNTAX.""; ""1. The field of syntax.""; ""2. The discursive relations.""; ""3. The emotional relations.""; ""4. Material relations.""; ""5. Syntactic categories.""; ""6. The expression of syntactic relations: modulation in the sentence.""; ""7. Cross-referring constructions.""; ""8. Congruence.""; ""9. Government.""; ""10. Word-order.""; ""11. Set phrases : the transition from syntax to style.""; ""12. The complex sentence.""

""CHAPTER VII. INTERNAL CHANGE IN LANGUAGE.""

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: London : Bell, 1914.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiv-xxxviii) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-32881-X

9786613328816

90-272-8047-9

OCLC:

923646806