The European Background of American Linguistics :Papers of the Third Golden Anniversary Symposium of the Linguistic Society of America.

Throughout this analytical book the idea is developed that theories of language do not transcend the language in which they are written, and ways are uncovered

What is ‘American’ about American linguistics? Is Jakobson, who spent half his life in America, part of it? What became of Whitney’s genuinely American co

A comprehensive account of essential periods and areas of research in the history of American Linguistics which addresses contemporary debates and issues within