Language : an introduction to the study of speech
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Language : an introduction to the study of speech
（Cambridge library collection, . Linguistics）
Cambridge University Press, 2014
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Reprint. Originally published in 1921
"This digitally printed version 2014"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Among the most influential figures in the development of modern linguistics, the American scholar Edward Sapir (1884-1939) notably promoted the connection between anthropology and the study of language. His name is also associated with that of his student in the Sapir-Whorf principle of linguistic relativity, the hypothesis that the structure of a language affects how its speakers conceptualise the world. In this seminal work, first published in 1921, Sapir lucidly introduces his ideas about language and explores topics that remain fundamental to linguistics today, such as the relationship between language and culture, the elements of speech, grammatical processes and concepts, historical language development, and the question of how languages influence one another. Especially significant in the history of structural linguistics and ethnolinguistics, this clearly written text remains relevant and accessible to students and scholars across the social sciences.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introductory: language defined
- 2. The elements of speech
- 3. The sounds of language
- 4. Form in language: grammatical processes
- 5. Form in language: grammatical concepts
- 6. Types of linguistic structure
- 7. Language as a historical product: drift
- 8. Language as a historical product: phonetic law
- 9. How languages influence each other
- 10. Language, race, and culture
- 11. Language and literature
- Index.
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