Uniformitarianism in linguistics / T. Craig Christy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christy, T. Craig (Thomas Craig)

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of linguistics ; Series III, v. 31.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 3, Studies in the history of linguistics ; v. 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics--History.

Linguistics.

Linguistics--Methodology.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines specific implications of the considerable overlap in methodology and theory of 19th-century geology and philology. Recognition of this overlap is indispensable to a complete understanding of philology's development into the more empirical science of linguistics, especially as this empiricism culminates in the neogrammarian doctrine of exceptionless sound laws.The study consists of three major parts: I Uniformitarianism in the Palaetiological Sciences [i.e., geology and other natural sciences studying life in earlier periods of the earth]; II The Rise of Uniformitarian

Contents:

UNIFORMITARIANISM IN LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE. UNIFORMITARIANISM IN THE PALAETIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; CHAPTER TWO. THE RISE OF UNIFORMITARIANISM IN LINGUISTICS; CHAPTER THREE. THE UNIFORMITARIAN BASIS OF NEOGRAMMARIAN LINGUISTICS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX OF NAMES; INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Princeton University, 1980).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-31423-1

9786613314239

90-272-8028-2

OCLC:

756484665