A Short History of Structural Linguistics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521625685)

This book is a concise historical survey of structural linguistics, charting its development from the 1870s to the present day. Peter Matthews examines the beginnings of structuralism and analyzes the vital role played in it by the study of sound systems and the problems of how systems change. He discusses theories of the overall structure of a language, the "Chomskyan revolution" in the 1950s, and the structuralist theories of meaning. The book includes exposition, in particular, of the contributions of Saussure, Bloomfield and Chomsky.

Author: P. H. Matthews, Peter Matthews
ISBN-10: 0521625688
ISBN-13: 9780521625685
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2001
Pages: 174
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2001 pg. 503