Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics
Routledge Focus on Linguistics

Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics

The Engineer and the Collector

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Beschreibung des Verlags

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 into an important tension in linguistic theory, and provides students and scholars with a more nuanced understanding of the structure of the discipline of modern linguistics.

GENRE
Gewerbe und Technik
ERSCHIENEN
2019
2. August
SPRACHE
EN
Englisch
UMFANG
126
Seiten
VERLAG
Taylor & Francis
GRÖSSE
693.1
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