Formalism and functionalism in linguistics : the engineer and the collector /

Formalism and functionalism in linguistics : the engineer and the collector /

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Author / Creator:	Thomas, Margaret (Margaret Ann), 1952- author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. ©2020
Description:	vii, 118 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Functionalism (Linguistics) Formalism (Literary analysis) Formalism (Literary analysis) Functionalism (Linguistics)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12024411

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ISBN:	9781138316119 1138316113 9780429849978 9780429849985 9780429849961 9780429455858
Notes:	"Routledge focus". Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This volume is a concise introduction to the lively ongoing debate between formalist and functionalist approaches to the study of language. The book grounds its comparisons between the two in both historical and contemporary contexts where, broadly speaking, formalists' focus on structural relationships and idealized linguistic data contrasts with functionalists' commitment to analyzing real language used as a communicative tool. The book highlights key sub-varieties, proponents, and critiques of each respective approach. It concludes by comparing formalist versus functionalist contributions in three domains of linguistic research: in the analysis of specific grammatical constructions; in the study of language acquisition; and in interdisciplinary research on the origins of language. Taken together, the volume opens insight an into important tension in linguistic theory, and provides students and scholars with a more nuanced understanding of the structure of the discipline of modern linguistics.
Other form:	ebook version : 9780429849978

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