The History Of Linguistics In Europe

Authoritative and wide-ranging, this book examines the history of western linguistics over a 2000-years timespan, from its origis in ancient Greece up to the cr... » 

Authoritative and wide-ranging, this book examines the history of western linguistics over a 2000-years timespan, from its origis in ancient Greece up to the crucial moment of changes in the Renaissance that laid the fundations of modern linguistics. Vivian Law explores how ideas about language over the centuries have changed to reflect changing modes of thinking. A survey chapter brings the coverage of the book up to the present day. «