History of linguistics, 1993 : papers from the sixth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS VI), Washington, D.C., 9-14 August 1993
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History of linguistics, 1993 : papers from the sixth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS VI), Washington, D.C., 9-14 August 1993
（Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, Ser. 3 . Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 78）
J. Benjamins, c1995
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The 32 papers of this volume were selected from 78 papers read at ICHoLS VI, were contributed by linguists from 16 countries of Europe, Asia, and the Americas. They are presented in six sections:1. General Concerns 2. Oriental Linguistics and Related Issues 3. From the Early Middle Ages to the End of the 17th Century 4. On 19th-century European Linguistics 5. On the Verge of Modernity: From the 19th to the 20th Century 6. Contemporary IssuesIndividual topics range from dealing with overriding concerns of linguistic historiography to focusing on specific fields of inquiry within a limited frame and involving a large variety of topical areas. Most of the papers are written in English. The exceptions are one French and two German contributions.
Table of Contents
- 1. Acknowledgments
- 2. Editor's Preface
- 3. Conference Program
- 4. Papers Read
- 5. I. General Concerns
- 6. Persistent Issues in Linguistic Historiography (by Koerner, E.F.K.)
- 7. On Replotting the Beginnings of Western Language Theory (by Joseph, John E.)
- 8. The Emergence of the Notion of Language in Modern Thought (by Marcondes de Souza Filho, Danilo)
- 9. The Genealogy of General Linguistics (by Percival, W. Keith)
- 10. Der Fehler: Ein Interpretationsproblem der Sprachwissenschafts-geschichtsschreibung (by Romasko, Sergej A.)
- 11. II. Oriental Linguistics and Related Issues
- 12. On the History of the Classification of Semitic Languages (by Gruntfest, Yaakov)
- 13. History of Jewish Interlinguistics: A Preliminary Outline (by Sunshine, Andrew)
- 14. Alchemical Phonology: Science, Sound, and Mysticism in the Arab Middle Ages (by Ryding, Karin)
- 15. Emergence of an Arabic Linguistic Paradigm (by Sara, Solomon I.)
- 16. The Beginning of Polynesian Linguistics: Explorers and Missionaries (by Hovdhaugen, Even)
- 17. III. From the Early Middle Ages to the End of the 17th Century
- 18. On the Grammarian's Self-Image in the Early Middle Ages (by Luhtala, Anneli)
- 19. John Glykys and Syntactic Geometry (by Robins, Robert H.)
- 20. Language Teaching in Juan-Luis Vives (1492-1540) (by Breva-Claramonte, Manuel)
- 21. Logic, Linguistics, and Simon Stevin in the Context of the 16th and 17th Centuries (by Wal, Marijke J. van der)
- 22. The Logic of Dalgarno's Ars Signorum (1661) (by Maat, Jaap)
- 23. Dictionaries and Usage in 17th-Century France: Le Naif Francois (by Kibbee, Douglas A.)
- 24. Ralph Lever's Witcraft: 16th-Century Rhetoric and 17th-Century Philosophical Language (by Subbiondo, Joseph L.)
- 25. IV. On 19th-Century European Linguistics
- 26. A. Murray's Conception of Glottogenesis and N. Marr's Japhetic Doctrine (by Belyi, Vilen V.)
- 27. From Concept to Word: The Homophonic Principle and Steinthal's Theory of Writing (by Christy, T. Craig)
- 28. Odd Man Out: The Language Theory of Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804-1886) (by Hauger, Brigitte)
- 29. Eduardo Benot (1822-1907): A Forerunner of Modern Thinking in Linguistics (by Wigdorsky, Leopoldo)
- 30. V. On the Verge of Modernity: From the 19th to the 20th Century
- 31. The 'Vocal Gesture' from Wundt to Mead: A Chapter in the Historiography of the Psychology and Sociology of Language (by Vonk, Frank J.M.)
- 32. The Volksgeist Concept in Dutch Linguistics: Issues and Controversies, Old and New (by Noordegraaf, Jan)
- 33. Das Dilemma eines Sprachwissenschaftlers im Spannungsfeld zwischen Philosophie und Psychologie: Ottmar Dittrich (by Bartschat, Brigitte)
- 34. The Development of Indo-European Studies 1870-1933 (by Polome, Edgar C.)
- 35. The Hale-Boas Debate on the Origin and Classification of Languages (by Mackert, Michael)
- 36. Language and Action: German Approaches to Pragmatics in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries (by Nerlich, Brigitte)
- 37. VI. Contemporary Issues
- 38. Portraits of Women Linguists: Louise Pound, Edith Claflin, Adelaide Hahn (by Falk, Julia S.)
- 39. Language and Languages: A Retrospect (by Bugarski, Ranko)
- 40. Linguistic Diversity and Universal Grammar: 40 years of Dynamic Tension within Generative Grammar (by Newmeyer, Frederick J.)
- 41. Harris the Revolutionary: Phonemic Theory (by Nevin, Bruce E.)
- 42. Quelques remarques sur l'emergence du generativisme (by Kim, Sung-do)
- 43. Index Nominum
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