Linguistics in Americ 1769 - 1924: A Critical History

By:

Andresen, Julie Tetel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 1995Edition: 1stDescription: vi, 308 pISBN:

0415132592
9780415132596

Subject(s):

Linguistics -- United States -- History

DDC classification:

410 AND

Contents:

1. In the beginning (1769-1815) : the political conception of language -- 2. From Philadelphia to the field : 1815-42 -- 3. The institutionalization of American linguistics : 1842-94 -- 4. The arcs of development separate : 1875-1900 -- 5. The search for autonomy : 1900-24.

Summary: 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 sch.

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Includes Index

1. In the beginning (1769-1815) : the political conception of language --
2. From Philadelphia to the field : 1815-42 --
3. The institutionalization of American linguistics : 1842-94 --
4. The arcs of development separate : 1875-1900 --
5. The search for autonomy : 1900-24.

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 sch.

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