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Limiting the Arbitrary (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences)

John E. Joseph

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Description:The idea that some aspects of language are natural, while others are arbitrary, artificial or derived, runs all through modern linguistics, from Chomsky s GB theory and Minimalist program and his concept of E- and I-language, to Greenberg s search for linguistic universals, Pinker s views on regular and irregular morphology and the brain, and the markedness-based constraints of Optimality Theory. This book traces the heritage of this linguistic naturalism back to its locus classicus, Plato s dialogue "Cratylus." The first half of the book is a detailed examination of the linguistic arguments in the "Cratylus." The second half follows three of the dialogue s naturalistic themes through subsequent linguistic history natural grammar and conventional words, from Aristotle to Pinker; natural dialect and artificial language, from Varro to Chomsky; and invisible hierarchies, from Jakobson to Optimality Theory in search of a way forward beyond these seductive yet spurious and limiting dichotomies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Limiting the Arbitrary (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences). To get started finding Limiting the Arbitrary (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The idea that some aspects of language are natural, while others are arbitrary, artificial or derived, runs all through modern linguistics, from Chomsky s GB theory and Minimalist program and his concept of E- and I-language, to Greenberg s search for linguistic universals, Pinker s views on regular and irregular morphology and the brain, and the markedness-based constraints of Optimality Theory. This book traces the heritage of this linguistic naturalism back to its locus classicus, Plato s dialogue "Cratylus." The first half of the book is a detailed examination of the linguistic arguments in the "Cratylus." The second half follows three of the dialogue s naturalistic themes through subsequent linguistic history natural grammar and conventional words, from Aristotle to Pinker; natural dialect and artificial language, from Varro to Chomsky; and invisible hierarchies, from Jakobson to Optimality Theory in search of a way forward beyond these seductive yet spurious and limiting dichotomies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Limiting the Arbitrary (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences). To get started finding Limiting the Arbitrary (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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