Linguistics in America, 1769-1924 : a critical history
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Linguistics in America, 1769-1924 : a critical history
（Routledge history of linguistic thought series）
Routledge, 1995, c1990
- : pbk
Available at 25 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 274-289
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examnines the developments, themes, and social frameworks that determined the development of American linguistics since the founding of the American Philosophical Society in 1769 to the founding of the Linguistic Society of America in 1924.
Julie Andersen proposes that three developments capture a significant portion of American linguistics activity. These are the study of American Indian languages, the emergence of a distinctive Anglo-American `thought' which has been accompanied by the defence of American English and the influence of European linguistic theories on American scholarship. Throughout the book the idea is developed that theories of language do not transcend the language in which they are written, and metaphors and images are uncovered that are particular to the American-language linguisitc tradition.
Undergraduate and graduate students of linguistics will find this book ideal background reading. It will be particularly useful to all students of historical linguisitcs.
Table of Contents
Preface: American linguistics circa 1925 Introductory Essay: The Goals of Linguistic Historigraphy Chapter 1. In the Beginning (1769 - 1815) : The Political Conception of Language Chapter 2. From Philadelphia to the Field : 1815 - 1842 Chapter 3. The Institutionalization of American Linguistics : 1842 - 1894 Chapter 4. The Arcs of Development Separate : 1875 - 1900 Chapter 5. The Search for Autonomy : 1900 - 1924 Conclusion : American Linguistics circa 1990.
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