Publication

1998 - MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

107,000 words, Guess

Page Count

428 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98010471
  • Goodreads1775520
  • LibraryThing124157

Classifications

  • DDC410/.1
  • LCCP126 .N48 1998

Description

The two basic approaches to linguistics are the formalist and the functionalist approaches. In this work, Frederick J. Newmeyer, a formalist, argues that both approaches are valid. However, because formal and functional linguists have avoided direct confrontation, they remain unaware of the compatibility of their results. One of the author's goals is to make each side more accessible to the other.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Language, speech, and communication

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