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History of Linguistics 2021: Selected papers from the 15th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS 15), Milan, 28 August – 1 September

Edited by Savina Raynaud, Maria Paola Tenchini and Enrica Galazzi

This volume comprises two invited talks and fifteen selected papers, chosen from over 200 submissions to the 15th International Conference on the History of Language Sciences (ICHoLS XV). Originally scheduled to be held in Milan in 2020, the conference was postponed and moved online due to the… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 133] 2024. vi, 284 pp.

A History of the Study of the Indigenous Languages of North America

Marcin Kilarski

The languages indigenous to North America are characterized by a remarkable genetic and typological diversity. Based on the premise that linguistic examples play a key role in the origin and transmission of ideas within linguistics and across disciplines, this book examines the history of… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 129] 2021. xiv, 443 pp.

Coherence

T. Givón

Coherence, connectivity and the fitting together of smaller parts into larger structures and a coherent whole is the hallmark of complex biologically-based systems. As a structure-internal constraint, coherence makes it possible for the parts to work together as a whole. As an external constraint,… read more

[Not in series, 230] 2020. xi, 293 pp.

Follow the Signs: Archetypes of consciousness embodied in the signs of language

Rodney B. Sangster

In this his latest book, Sangster presents a comprehensive theory that takes the cognitive view of language in a promising new direction, based upon how linguistic signs relate to one another at different levels of consciousness. At the rational level, where signs are necessarily experienced in… read more

[Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics, 79] 2020. xiii, 175 pp.

History of Linguistics 2017: Selected papers from the 14th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, (ICHoLS 14), Paris, 28 August – 1 September

Edited by Émilie Aussant and Jean-Michel Fortis

The present book is a selection of papers from the 14th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (Paris 2017). The volume is divided thematically into three parts: I. Notions and categories, II. Representations and receptions, III. Learning, codification and the linguistic… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 127] 2020. xviii, 245 pp.

Essays on Linguistic Realism

Edited by Christina Behme and Martin Neef

This book contains new articles by leading philosophers and linguists discussing a promising philosophical framework distinct from currently dominant ones: Linguistic Realism. As opposed to Nominalism and Chomskyian Conceptualism, this approach distinguishes between use of language, knowledge of… read more

[Studies in Language Companion Series, 196] 2018. xiii, 300 pp.

History of Linguistics 2014: Selected papers from the 13th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XIII), Vila Real, Portugal, 25–29 August 2014

Edited by Carlos Assunção, Gonçalo Fernandes and Rolf Kemmler

This volume brings together a selection of 20 out of altogether 170 papers presented at the 13th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XIII), held at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in Vila Real, Portugal, 25–29 August 2014. It is divided… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 126] 2016. xii, 277 pp.

History of Linguistics 2011: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XII), Saint Petersburg, 28 August - 2 September 2011

Edited by Vadim Kasevich, Yuri A. Kleiner and Patrick Sériot

This volume brings together a selection of papers presented at the 12th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XII) held in St. Petersburg, Russia, 28 August – 2 September 2011. It begins with contributions on 17th-century rationalist ideas and practical grammar… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 123] 2014. xviii, 221 pp.

Missionary Linguistics V / Lingüística Misionera V: Translation theories and practices. Selected papers from the Seventh International Conference on Missionary Linguistics, Bremen, 28 February - 2 March 2012

Edited by Otto Zwartjes, Klaus Zimmermann and Martina Schrader-Kniffki

The object of this volume is the study of missionary translation practices which occur within a colonial context of political domination and spiritual conquest. Missionary translation becomes especially manifest in bilingual ethnographic descriptions, in (bilingual) catechisms and in the… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 122] 2014. xii, 350 pp.

Thematising Multilingualism in the Media

Edited by Helen Kelly-Holmes and Tommaso M. Milani

This volume analyses the complex relations between multilingualism and the media: how the media manage multilingualism; how multilingualism is presented and used as media content; and how the media are discursive sites where debates about multilingualism and other language-related issues unfold. It… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 49] 2013. v, 151 pp.

Exploring Argumentative Contexts

Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen

In Exploring Argumentative Contexts Frans H. van Eemeren and Bart Garssen bring together a broad variety of essays examining argumentation as it occurs in seven communicative domains: the political context, the historical context, the legal context, the academic context, the medical context, the… read more

[Argumentation in Context, 4] 2012. xx, 398 pp.

History of Linguistics 2008: Selected papers from the eleventh International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHoLS XI), 28 August - 2 September 2008, Potsdam

Edited by Gerda Haßler

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the 11th International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (Potsdam 2008) which are especially representative of the concerns of the conference and its thematic range. The reflection about language and the individual languages… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 115] 2011. xi, 468 pp.

Theory of Language: The representational function of language

Karl Bühler

Karl Bühler (1879–1963) was one of the leading theoreticians of language of the twentieth century. Although primarily a psychologist, Bühler devoted much of his attention to the study of language and language theory. His masterwork Sprachtheorie (1934) quickly gained recognition in the fields of… read more

[Not in series, 164] 2011. xcviii, 518 pp.

Examining Argumentation in Context: Fifteen studies on strategic maneuvering

Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren

Examining Argumentation in Context: Fifteen studies on strategic maneuvering contains a selection of papers on strategic maneuvering in argumentative discourse. Starting point of all of these contributions is that a satisfactory analysis and evaluation of strategic maneuvering is possible only if… read more

[Argumentation in Context, 1] 2009. x, 305 pp.

Missionary Linguistics IV / Lingüística misionera IV: Lexicography. Selected papers from the Fifth International Conference on Missionary Linguistics, Mérida, Yucatán, 14-17 March 2007

Edited by Otto Zwartjes, Ramón Arzápalo Marín and Thomas C. Smith-Stark

This fourth volume on Missionary Linguistics focuses on lexicography. It contains a selection of papers derived from the Fifth International Conference on Missionary Linguistics held in Mérida, Yucatán (Mexico), 14th–17th March 2007. As with the previous three volumes (2004, on general issues,… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 114] 2009. vi, 340 pp.

Universal Index of Biographical Names in the Language Sciences

E.F.K. Koerner †

This alphabetical listing of more than 15,000 authors and their life-dates aims to be “universal” in the sense that it covers, as far as possible for the work of a single individual, all linguistic traditions from the earliest beginnings of reflection about the nature of language to the present.… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 113] 2008. xvi, 286 pp.

History of Linguistics 2002: Selected papers from the Ninth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, 27-30 August 2002, São Paulo - Campinas

Edited by Eduardo Guimarães and Diana Luz Pessoa de Barros

This volume brings together a selection of revised papers, originally presented at ICHoLS IX (São Paulo/Campinas). The papers in the first section deal with studies ranging from the Latin model in post-Renaissance grammars to new scientific propositions at the turn of the 19th century; the second… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 110] 2007. x, 242 pp.

History of Linguistics 2005: Selected papers from the Tenth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences (ICHOLS X), 1–5 September 2005, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Edited by Douglas A. Kibbee

As each period in the history of the language sciences has chosen to focus on different key questions, the study of that history promises to open our eyes to the variety of interesting questions that can be asked, and answered – taking off the blinders of contemporary preoccupations. September 1–5,… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 112] 2007. x, 451 pp.

Missionary Linguistics III / Lingüística misionera III: Morphology and Syntax. Selected papers from the Third and Fourth International Conferences on Missionary Linguistics, Hong Kong/Macau, 12–15 March 2005, Valladolid, 8–11 March 2006

Edited by Otto Zwartjes, Gregory James and Emilio Ridruejo

This third volume on Missionary Linguistics focuses on morphology and syntax. It contains a selection of papers derived from the international conferences on missionary linguistics held in Hong Kong/Macau and Valladolid. As with the previous two volumes (2004, on general issues, and 2005, on… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 111] 2007. vi, 357 pp.

Essays in the History of Linguistics

E.F.K. Koerner †

The present volume follows the author's tradition of bringing together at certain intervals selections of articles which more often than not had previously been published in not easily accessible places, or which had not been published before. These papers do not typically represent mere reprints… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 104] 2004. x, 271 pp.

Missionary Linguistics/Lingüística misionera: Selected papers from the First International Conference on Missionary Linguistics, Oslo, 13–16 March 2003

Edited by Otto Zwartjes and Even Hovdhaugen

When the first European missionaries arrived on other continents, it was decided that the indigenous languages would be used as the means of christianization. There emerged the need to produce grammars and dictionaries of those languages. The study of this linguistic material has so far not… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 106] 2004. vi, 288 pp.