Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Linguistics
- The Cambridge History of Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, Special Symbols, and Other Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Periods
- Introduction To Part I The Emergence of Linguistic Thinking within Premodern Cultural Practices
- 1 Ancient Near Eastern Linguistic Traditions: Mesopotamia, Egypt
- 2 East Asian Early Linguistic Traditions: China; Korea and Japan
- 3 History of Linguistic Analysis in the Sanskrit Tradition in Premodern India, with a Brief Discussion of Vernacular Grammars
- 4 Greek Linguistic Thought and its Roman Reception
- 5 Early to Late Medieval Europe
- 6 Near Eastern Linguistic Traditions
- 6A The Syriac Linguistic Tradition
- 6B The Hebrew Linguistic Tradition
- 6C The Arabic Linguistic Tradition
- Part II Renaissance to Late Nineteenth Century
- Part III Late Nineteenth-through Twentieth-Century Linguistics
- Part IIIA Late Nineteenth Century through the 1950s: Synchrony, Autonomy, and Structuralism
- Part IIIB 1960–2000: Formalism, Cognitivism, Language Use and Function, Interdisciplinarity
- References
- Index
6 - Near Eastern Linguistic Traditions
from Part I - Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Periods
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 July 2023
- The Cambridge History of Linguistics
- The Cambridge History of Linguistics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations, Acronyms, Special Symbols, and Other Conventions
- Introduction
- Part I Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Periods
- Introduction To Part I The Emergence of Linguistic Thinking within Premodern Cultural Practices
- 1 Ancient Near Eastern Linguistic Traditions: Mesopotamia, Egypt
- 2 East Asian Early Linguistic Traditions: China; Korea and Japan
- 3 History of Linguistic Analysis in the Sanskrit Tradition in Premodern India, with a Brief Discussion of Vernacular Grammars
- 4 Greek Linguistic Thought and its Roman Reception
- 5 Early to Late Medieval Europe
- 6 Near Eastern Linguistic Traditions
- 6A The Syriac Linguistic Tradition
- 6B The Hebrew Linguistic Tradition
- 6C The Arabic Linguistic Tradition
- Part II Renaissance to Late Nineteenth Century
- Part III Late Nineteenth-through Twentieth-Century Linguistics
- Part IIIA Late Nineteenth Century through the 1950s: Synchrony, Autonomy, and Structuralism
- Part IIIB 1960–2000: Formalism, Cognitivism, Language Use and Function, Interdisciplinarity
- References
- Index
Summary
The CHL is an authoritative, chronologically arranged account of the history of the study of language, including (late) twentieth-century ‘recent history.’ Its chapters, written by leading scholars, show how language as a focus of study has been established over the centuries. While western traditions are emphasized, the volume also discusses others. It is designed to be an essential reference for researchers, teachers, and students in linguistics and related disciplines. The CHL is divided into three parts, each with an Introduction describing the larger context of interest in language: I. Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Periods; II. Renaissance to Late Nineteenth Century; III. Late Nineteenth through Twentieth Century (through the mid 1950s, and 1950s to 2000). These groupings are related to their pertinence to the history of linguistics and the way conceptualizations about language have been connected to the different philosophical, religious, and political concerns and sociocultural practices of the times.
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- The Cambridge History of Linguistics , pp. 175 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023