The limits of structuralism : forgotten sources in the history of modern linguistics / James McElvenny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McElvenny, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structuralism (Literary analysis).

Structuralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Based around seven primary texts spanning 130 years, this volume explores the conceptual boundaries of structuralism, a scholarly movement and associated body of doctrines foundational to modern linguistics and many other humanities and social sciences.

Contents:

cover

titlepage

copyright

Contents

List of contributors

1 Scouting the limits of structuralism

2 `Primitive structures', polysynthesis, and Peter Stephen du Ponceau

On the grammatical character of the languages of North America, known as Lenni Lenape, Mohican, and Chippewa

3 Franz Boas' `purely analytical approach' to language classification in the backdrop to American structuralism

The classification of American languages

4 Georg von der Gabelentz's typology

Typology of langugaes-a new task of linguistics

5 Grammaticalization and the sentimental evolution of Antoine Meillet

The evolution of grammatical forms

6 Roman Jakobson, language unions, and structuralism in Russia

The Eurasian language union

7 Louis Hjelmslev on the correlational structure of language

General structure of linguistic correlations

8 Emile Benveniste on the relation between linguistic and social structures

Structure of language and structure of society

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: McElvenny, James The Limits of Structuralism

ISBN:

9780192665546

9780191944314