UID:
edocfu_9959241887602883
Format:
1 online resource (584 p.)
ISBN:
1-280-38096-9
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9786613558879
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3-11-019886-X
Series Statement:
The collected works of Edward Sapir ; 1
Content:
Volume I of Edward Sapir's Collected Works contains the reedition of Sapir's papers and reviews in general linguistics, in the philosophy of language and linguistics (the origin of language; general semantics; the construction of an international auxiliary language), as well as his articles on 'language' and 'dialect' written for the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. The texts have been reedited and supplied with an introductory study and notes. The introductory studies assess Sapir's contribution to the linguistic study of the various topics dealt with. Volume I also contains a reprint of retr
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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FOREWORD --
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Chronological list of Sapir's writings contained in Volume I --
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Preface --
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INTRODUCTION. Sapir's Life and Work: Two Appraisals --
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SECTION ONE. THE PROBLEM OF THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE (1907) --
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SECTION TWO. HISTORY, VARIETY AND SETTING OF LANGUAGE (1911, 1912) --
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SECTION THREE. THEORETICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS (1923 -1929) --
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SECTION FOUR. THE PROBLEM OF AN INTERNATIONAL AUXILIARY LANGUAGE (1925-1933) --
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SECTION FIVE. STUDIES IN UNIVERSAL CONCEPTUAL GRAMMAR (1930, 1932, 1944) --
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SECTION SIX. PATTERNS OF LANGUAGE IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND SOCIETY (1931-1933-[1947]) --
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Backmatter
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-019519-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110198867
