{"product_id":"a-history-of-modern-linguistics-james-mcelvenny-9781474470025","title":"A History of Modern Linguistics: From the Beginnings to World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, McElvenny offers a concise history of modern linguistics from its emergence in the early nineteenth century up to the end of World War II. Written as a collective biography of the field, it concentrates on the interaction between the leading figures of linguistics, their controversies, and the role of the social and political context in shaping their ideas and methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cem\u003eA History of Modern Linguistics\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on disciplinary linguistics, the boundaries of the account are porous: developments in neighbouring fields - in particular, philosophy, psychology and anthropology - are brought into the discussion where they have contributed to linguistic research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James McElvenny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474470025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474470025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"James McElvenny","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598354870527,"sku":"9781474470025","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_338e44dd-2f46-4c81-971e-e1e3788a51a4.jpg?v=1702382048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-modern-linguistics-james-mcelvenny-9781474470025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}