Language : Its Nature and Development

ISBN-13: 9780415402477 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 448 str.

Otto Jespersen

Opis

"Language" was first published in 1922.

Spis treści

Book 1: History of Linguistic Science

1. Before 1800

2. Beginning of the nineteenth century

3. Middle of the nineteenth century

4. End of the nineteenth century

Book 2: The Child

5. Sounds

6. Words

7. Grammar

8. Some fundamental problems

9. The influence of the child on linguistic development

10. The influence of the child (continued)

Book 3: The Individual and the World

11. The foreigner

12. Pidgin and congeners

13. The woman

14. Causes of change

15. Causes of change (continued)

Book 4: Development of Language

16. Etymology

17. Progress or decay?

18. Progress

19. Origin of grammatical elements

20. Sound symbolism

21. The origin of speech