The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics
- ISBN-10
- 0199585849
- ISBN-13
- 9780199585847
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 924
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-28
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Keith Allan
Description
Leading scholars examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore the linguistic traditions in different parts of the world, examine how work in linguistics has influenced other fields, and look at how it has been practically applied
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