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Discusses 20th-century conceptions of what language is. One part reviews conceptions portraying the essence of language and language as material, behavioural, mental, biological, social, abstract and autonomous. Another part reviews how theorists have sold their conceptions of language.

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Acknowledgements Mapping out the Market 1. Merchandizing Language as Matter: Bloomfield, Harris 2. Billing Language as Behavioural: Hall, Hockett, Pike, Skinner, Zuriff, Wittgenstein, Quine 3. Selling Language as Soul: Chomsky, Fodor and Others 4. Pushing Language as Platonic (Not to mention Popperian): Katz, Langendoen, Postal, Popper, Carr 5. Stocking Language as Social Stuff: Saussure, Labov, Sapir, Dummett, Pateman, Itkonen 6. Balancing the Book(s) Shutting up Shop Notes Bibliography Index.

Twentieth Century Conceptions of Language

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 05/11/1992
      ISBN13: 9780631181989, 978-0631181989
      ISBN10: 0631181989
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      Book Synopsis
      Discusses 20th-century conceptions of what language is. One part reviews conceptions portraying the essence of language and language as material, behavioural, mental, biological, social, abstract and autonomous. Another part reviews how theorists have sold their conceptions of language.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements Mapping out the Market 1. Merchandizing Language as Matter: Bloomfield, Harris 2. Billing Language as Behavioural: Hall, Hockett, Pike, Skinner, Zuriff, Wittgenstein, Quine 3. Selling Language as Soul: Chomsky, Fodor and Others 4. Pushing Language as Platonic (Not to mention Popperian): Katz, Langendoen, Postal, Popper, Carr 5. Stocking Language as Social Stuff: Saussure, Labov, Sapir, Dummett, Pateman, Itkonen 6. Balancing the Book(s) Shutting up Shop Notes Bibliography Index.

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