scholarly journals The impact of Labov's contribution to general linguistic theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie Cornips ◽  
Frans Gregersen
Keyword(s):  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
General Linguistic ◽  
The Impact

Grammaticalization Processes in the Area of Temporal and Modal Relations

1992 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Giacalone Ramat
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Linguistic Development ◽  
Context Dependent ◽  
General Linguistic ◽  
The University

This study investigates some instances of linguistic development in the acquisition of a second language that might be subsumed under the issue of grammaticalization. First, the notion of grammaticalization is discussed with reference to the current linguistic debate and its applicability to the domain of language acquisition is evaluated. Then, some cases are examined drawing on data on the acquisition of Italian collected during several years at the University of Pavia. With respect to temporality and modality, learners are shown to move from lexical means or context-dependent strategies to a gradual acquisition of the morphological devices required by the target language. The results of the analyses are discussed in terms of their implications for both general linguistic theory and language acquisition research.

Linguistic Theory and the Problem of Mutism

1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm K. Read
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Practical Activity ◽  
Theoretical Linguistics ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The Subject ◽  
General Linguistic

Summary Spain in the Renaissance witnessed a growth of interest in the methods of teaching the deaf and dumb to read and write, and, in cases, to speak. This practical activity continued alongside more philosophical speculation concerning the phenomenon of mutism. In this paper the author has tried to show how in the work of Juan Pablo Bonet (1579–1633) there was considerable interaction between the theoretical study of language and the consideration of practical problems concerning mutism. In particular, he believed that the linguistic deficiencies of the deaf revealed the extent to which man’s linguistic attributes in general may be deemed ‘natural’ or ‘conventional’. Work on mutism declined in Spain after Bonet, but at the end of the 18th century "another Spanish scholar, Lorenzo Hervás y Pan-duro (1735–1809), made another notable contribution to the subject. The author illustrates how Hervás, like Bonet, speculated intelligently on the light that language pathology throws on more general linguistic problems. He suggests that a study of traditional linguists of ‘applied’ interests is particularly rewarding at a time when scholars are again seeking a closer relationship between theoretical linguistics and language therapy.

Jan Baudouin De Courtenay’s contribution to Linguistic Theory

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arleta Adamska-Sałaciak
Keyword(s):  
Language Change ◽  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
Language System ◽  
General Linguistic ◽  
Synthetic Work

Summary The extent of Jan Baudouin de Courtenay’s (1845–1929) contribution to general linguistic theory is still hard to assess. He never wrote a major synthetic work, nor has the bulk of his production been translated into English. Thanks primarily to Jakobson, at least his formative influence on modern phonology is generally acknowledged. Fewer linguists are aware of the relevance of Baudouin’s teaching for the study of language change. His conceptualisation of the nature of change, its causes and goals, and the role played in it by the language system, all seem of more than merely historical interest to the theoretically-minded diachronic linguist.

HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS: AN INTRODUCTION.Lyle Campbell. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998. Pp. xx + 396. $30.00 paper.

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-290
Author(s):  
Donald F. Reindl
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Historical Linguistics ◽  
Universal Grammar ◽  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Language Typology ◽  
General Linguistic

In his introduction, Campbell makes a case for the broader relevance of historical linguistics by noting that observing what does and does not change in language contributes to “the understanding of universal grammar, language typology, and human cognition in general” (p. 2). The generativist perspective that phonological and syntactic changes are linked to language acquisition, cited on page 236, illustrates one interface between historical linguistics and general linguistic theory.

Hermann Paul and general linguistic theory

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.F.K. Koerner
Keyword(s):  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
General Linguistic
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