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The Linguistics Wars
Randy Allen Harris
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Description for The Linguistics Wars
paperback. This is an account of the schism that developed in linguistics during the 1960s and 1970s between Noam Chomsky, with his revolutionary ideas about mental structure and universal grammar, and his disciples, who took his ideas in a totally different direction. Num Pages: 368 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This is an account of the schism that developed in linguistics during the 1960s and 70s, between Noam Chomsky with his revolutionary ideas about mental structure and universal grammar, and his disciples who took his ideas in a direction he was unhappy with. The repercussions of this divisive and acrimonious dispute remain in the ways that linguists look at language and the mind.
This is an account of the schism that developed in linguistics during the 1960s and 70s, between Noam Chomsky with his revolutionary ideas about mental structure and universal grammar, and his disciples who took his ideas in a direction he was unhappy with. The repercussions of this divisive and acrimonious dispute remain in the ways that linguists look at language and the mind.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195098341
SKU
KSG0033321
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99-1
About Randy Allen Harris
Randy Allen Harris is Associate Professor of English at the University of Waterloo.
Reviews for The Linguistics Wars
Beautifully written, packed with information and perceptive observations, and very well argued.
James McCawley, University of Chicago
James McCawley, University of Chicago