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A Leonard Bloomfield Anthology

A Leonard Bloomfield Anthology( )
Author: Bloomfield, Leonard
Editor: Hockett, Charles F.
ISBN:978-0-226-06071-2
Publication Date:Jul 1987
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $65.95
Book Description:

In the centenary year of Leonard Bloomfield's birth, this abridgment makes available a representative selection of the writings of this central figure in the history of linguistics.

"Hockett has achieved his purpose--to reveal Bloomfield's way of working, the general principles that guided his work, and last, but by no means least, to indicate how Bloomfield's interests and attitudes changed with the passing years."--Harry Hoijer, Language

Book Details
Pages:321
Detailed Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.59 x 2.29 x 0.2 cm
Book Weight:0.496 Kilograms
Author Biography
Bloomfield, Leonard (Author)
Leonard Bloomfield, an American professor of Germanic languages, created the field of linguistics as a branch of science. In studying such non-Western languages as Tagalog, spoken in the Philippines, he realized the futility of trying to fit all languages into the format of Latin grammar in the common practice in his time.

Bloomfield went on to discover the principles of language itself. His book Language (1933) integrated the field of linguistics for the first time. He was one of the founders of the Linguistic Society of America, and he wrote an article for the first issue of its journal in which he explained the need for a society for the new discipline.

Bloomfield died in 1949.

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