Voices of Man: The Meaning and Function of Language

ISBN-13: 9781032181318 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 150 str.

Mario Pei

Opis

Originally published in 1964, this book examines where and how the pattern and texture of speech emerged and whether language is logical.

Recenzje

‘Father D’Arcy…has made a valuable contribution to an important theme and readers both Catholic and Protestant may find much Christian wisdom in his book.’ L. G. Champion, Baptist Quarterly.

Spis treści

Introduction: A Brief History of Linguistics 1. The Origin and Nature of Language 2. Logic and Universality in Language 3. Law or Free Choice? 4. Monogenesis or Polygenesis? 5. Language, Race, Nationality and Religion 6. Classification 7. Advantages and Disadvantages of the Comparative Method 8. Descriptivism vs Historicism 9. Linguistics: A Physical or Social Science ? 10. Esthetics in Language 11. Languages in Contact 12. Meaning in Language 13. Authority vs Usage 14. The Spoken vs. the Written Language 15. The International Language.

O autorze

Mario Pei was Professor of Romance Philology at Columbia University, USA.