Course in general linguistics. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Cours de linguistique générale.
• Further Information: Note: Ferdinand de Saussure ; Translated and annotated by Roy Harris ; With a new introduction by Roy Harris.
• Other Names: Saussure, Ferdinand de, 1857-1913; Harris, Roy 1931- translator.
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Editor'sIntroduction, Roy Harris \ Introduction \ I.A Brief Survey of theHistory of Linguistics \ II. Data and Aims of Linguistics: Connexions withRelated Sciences \ III. The Object of Study \ IV. Linguistics of LanguageStructure and Linguistics of Speech \ V. Internal and External Elements of aLanguage \ VI Representation of a Language by Writing \ VII. PhysiologicalPhonetics \ Appendix: Principles ofPhysiological Phonetics \ I. Sound Types \ II. Sounds in Spoken Sequences \Part One: General Principles \ I. Nature of the Linguistic Sign \ II. Invariability and Variability of the Sign \III. Static Linguistics and Evolutionary Linguistics \ Part Two: Synchronic Linguistics \ I. General Observations \ II. Concrete Entities of a Language \ III. Identities, Realities, Values \ IV. Linguistic Value \ V. Syntagmatic Relations and Associative Relations \ VI. TheLanguage Mechanism \ VII. Grammar and Its Subdivisions \ VIII. AbstractEntities in Grammar \ Part Three:Diachronic Linguistics \ I. General Observations \ II. Sound Changes \ III. Grammatical Consequences of Phonetic Evolution \ IV. Analogy \ V. Analogy andEvolution \ VI. Popular Etymology \ VII. Agglutination \ VIII. Diachronic Units, Identities and Realities \ Appendices \ PartFour: Geographical Linguistics \ I. On the Diversity of Languages \ II. Geographical Diversity: Its Complexity \ III. Causes of Geographical Diversity\ IV. Propagation of Linguistic Waves \ PartFive: Questions of Retrospective Linguistics -- Conclusion \ I. The TwoPerspectives of Diachronic Linguistics \ II. Earliest Languages and Prototypes\ III. Reconstructions \ IV. Linguistic Evidence in Anthropology and Prehistory\ V. Language Families and Linguistic Types \ Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 410; Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism; Language and languages; Comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Semantics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative; Comparative linguistics; Language and languages; Literary theory; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Semantics; Philosophy -- Movements -- Structuralism; Literary Criticism -- Semiotics & Theory; Semiotics / semiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472505385; 1472505387
• Related ISBNs: 9781472512055; 1472512057; 9781472508829
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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