A Short History Of Linguistics

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Longman Group
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1979
Edition: Second Edition

Description: 248 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Particular Interest And Value To Students And The Non Specialist.

Publishers Description: This complete revision and updating of Professor Robins' classic text offers a comprehensive account of the history of linguistic thought from its European origins some 2500 years ago to the present day. It examines the independent development of linguistic science in China and Medieval Islam, and especially in India, which was to have a profound effect on European and American linguistics from the end of the eighteenth century. Readable and authoritative, Professor Robins' introduction provides a clear and up-to-date overview of all the major issues in the light of contemporary scholarly debate, and will be essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of linguistics alike.

ISBN: 0582552885