On language change : the invisible hand in language /
Keller, Rudi.
On language change : the invisible hand in language / Rudi Keller ; translated by Brigitte Nerlich. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. - 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exposition of the problem -- problem of language change -- Historical reconstruction -- In the prison of dichotomies -- Solution and discussion -- working of the invisible hand. Machine generated contents note: pt. I 1. 2. 3. pt. II 4.
"In the twentieth century, linguistics has been dominated by two paradigms - those of Saussure and Chomsky. In both these philosophies of linguistics, language change was left aside as an unsolvable mystery which challenged theoretical entirety." "In On Language Change Rudi Keller reassesses language change and places it firmly back on the linguistics agenda. Based on the ideas of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thinkers such as Mandeville, Smith and Menger, he demonstrates that language change can indeed be explained through the workings of an 'invisible hand'." "Refreshingly jargon-free, Keller's account of language change is comprehensive and clear. Not only does he provide a new epistemology for the science of language change, he also brings new insights to bear on the history of linguistics."--Jacket
English.
0203993284 (electronic bk.) 9780203993286 (electronic bk.) 0415076714 9780415076715 9780415076722 (pbk.) 0415076722 (pbk.) 9786610143030 661014303X 9780203977507 0203977505 9780415085632 0415085632 1280143037 9781280143038 1134901992 9781134901999 (Paper)
Linguistic change.
Linguistics.
Linguistics
Changement linguistique.
Linguistique.
linguistics.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Historical & Comparative.
Linguistic change.
Linguistics.
Historical linguistics
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P142 / .K4513 1994eb
417/.7
On language change : the invisible hand in language / Rudi Keller ; translated by Brigitte Nerlich. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. - 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exposition of the problem -- problem of language change -- Historical reconstruction -- In the prison of dichotomies -- Solution and discussion -- working of the invisible hand. Machine generated contents note: pt. I 1. 2. 3. pt. II 4.
"In the twentieth century, linguistics has been dominated by two paradigms - those of Saussure and Chomsky. In both these philosophies of linguistics, language change was left aside as an unsolvable mystery which challenged theoretical entirety." "In On Language Change Rudi Keller reassesses language change and places it firmly back on the linguistics agenda. Based on the ideas of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thinkers such as Mandeville, Smith and Menger, he demonstrates that language change can indeed be explained through the workings of an 'invisible hand'." "Refreshingly jargon-free, Keller's account of language change is comprehensive and clear. Not only does he provide a new epistemology for the science of language change, he also brings new insights to bear on the history of linguistics."--Jacket
English.
0203993284 (electronic bk.) 9780203993286 (electronic bk.) 0415076714 9780415076715 9780415076722 (pbk.) 0415076722 (pbk.) 9786610143030 661014303X 9780203977507 0203977505 9780415085632 0415085632 1280143037 9781280143038 1134901992 9781134901999 (Paper)
Linguistic change.
Linguistics.
Linguistics
Changement linguistique.
Linguistique.
linguistics.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Historical & Comparative.
Linguistic change.
Linguistics.
Historical linguistics
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P142 / .K4513 1994eb
417/.7