Refurbishing our foundations: elementary linguistics from an advanced point of view
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Main Author: Hockett, Charles Francis 1916-2000 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam J. Benjamins 1987
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science v. 56
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-171) and index
This essay challenges several patterns of thinking common in twentieth-century linguistics. The most pervasive of these is our habit of looking at language from the point of view of the speaker. When we take, instead, that of the hearer, matters fall into place in a new way. In syntax, we are led to examine the evidence available to hearers for interpreting what they hear, and this reveals both the true nature and the locus existendi of "deep structure". Chomsky's 1957 diagnosis of the then prevalent syntactic theory is upheld, though his proposed remedy is not. The principle of Gestalt percep
REFURBISHING OUR FOUNDATIONS ELEMENTARY LINGUISTICS FROM AN ADVANCED POINT OF VIEW; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; 0. INTRODUCTION; 0.1. Attitude.; 0.2. Angle of Approach.; 0.3. Prospectus.; 1. THE SHAPE OF SPEECH; 1.1. The Dimensions of Syntax.; 1.2. Order.; 1.3. Spacing.; 1.4. Direction; More Dimensions.; 1.5. Iconic and Arbitrary.; 1.6. Iconicity and Dimensionality.; 1.7. Iconicity in Language.; 1.8. The Proximity Principle.; 1.9. Tension.; 1.10. Multidimensional Language?; 1.11. Summary.; 2. HEARING UTTERANCES; 2.1. Depth Perception
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