{"product_id":"western-linquistics-paperback","title":"Western Linquistics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter A. M. Seuren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a vital student resource - a single-volume critical survey of the complete history of Western theoretical linguistics (grammar and semantics, including logic) from Plato till today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The volume concentrates on those issues that are of central concern to present-day theoretical linguistics, but also draws attention to episodes and issues that have unjustifiably slid into oblivion, such as the 18th century French grammarians or the great subject-predicate debate between 1850 and 1930. An effort has also been made to interpret events and developments in linguistic theory in terms of the more general cultural and economic movements of the periods concerned. It contains many expository and exegetic quotations, together with critiques of theoretical positions and, sometimes, of academic behavior.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book can serve as a basic text for a course on the history of linguistics, and as a collateral text in various courses on the theory of grammar and semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a vital student resource - a single-volume critical survey of the complete history of Western theoretical linguistics (grammar and semantics, including logic) from Plato till today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume concentrates on those issues that are of central concern to present-day theoretical linguistics, but also draws attention to episodes and issues that have unjustifiably slid into oblivion, such as the 18th century French grammarians or the great subject-predicate debate between 1850 and 1930. An effort has also been made to interpret events and developments in linguistic theory in terms of the more general cultural and economic movements of the periods concerned. It contains many expository and exegetic quotations, together with critiques of theoretical positions and, sometimes, of academic behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book can serve as a basic text for a course on the history of linguistics, and as a collateral text in various courses on the theory of grammar and semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter A. M. Seuren\u003c\/b\u003e was Lecturer in Linguistics at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities before becoming Professor of Philosophy of Language and then of Theoretical Linguistics at Nijmegen University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSemantic Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eDiscourse Semantics\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), and \u003ci\u003eOperators and Nucleus\u003c\/i\u003e (1969).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 588\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 9.67 x 6.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737090887743,"sku":"9780631208914","price":132.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8d8140c62925ee3a0627fa5860fcba72.webp?v=1765148804","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/western-linquistics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}