Thirty years of linguistic evolution : studies in honour of Rene Dirven on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday / edited by Martin Putz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dirven, René.

Pütz, Martin, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dirven, René.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (690 p.)

Other Title:

30 years of linguistic evolution

30 years of linguistic evolution.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For this volume, 30 well-known linguistics and researcher in related fields were invited to present an overview of their most important insights and theories as these have evolved over the past 30 years. Against the background of work done in other areas of study, the contributors reflect on the development of their ideas; the book shows what progress has been made, and how priorities have shifted these past decades. By placing current ideas in a wider historical perspective, Thirty Years of Linguistics Evolution will become a unique instrument for future generations of linguists to gai

Contents:

section 1. General linguistics

section 2. Applied linguistics

section 3. Grammar and discourse analysis

section 4. Semantics

section 5. Morphology

section 6. Historical linguistics

section 7. Functionalism in linguistics

section 8. Sociolinguistics and languages in contact

section 9. Cognitive linguistics

section 10. Cognitive psychology

section 11. Philosophical linguistics

section 12. Linguistics and anthropology

section 13. Computational linguistics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49736-X

9786613592590

90-272-7403-7

OCLC:

777375697