Bruce E. Nevin

List of John Benjamins publications for which Bruce E. Nevin plays a role.

Titles

Subjects History of linguistics | Semantics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Subjects Corpus linguistics | History of linguistics | Natural language processing | Theoretical linguistics

The Legacy of Zellig Harris: Language and information into the 21st century. 2 Volumes (set)

Edited by Bruce E. Nevin and Stephen B. Johnson

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 228-229] 2002. xxxvi, 323 pp. & xx, 312 pp.
Subjects Corpus linguistics | History of linguistics | Natural language processing | Semantics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Toward the end of his life, Zellig Harris (1909–1992) wrote a brief account of the origins and development of his work to establish the foundations of a science of language on mathematical principles. A French translation was published in 1990, and in the same publication appeared a parallel… read more
Nevin, Bruce E. 2010 Noam and ZelligChomskyan (R)evolutions, Kibbee, Douglas A. (ed.), pp. 103–168 | Article
In this paper, we explore when and how the work of Noam Chomsky diverged from that of his mentor, Zellig Harris, and identify the origins and character of their differences. Considering evidence that they never fully understood each other, the rhetorical vehicle for this exploration is speculation… read more
Nevin, Bruce E. 2009 More Concerning the Roots of Transformational Generative GrammarQuot homines tot artes: New Studies in Missionary Linguistics, Zwartjes, Otto and E.F.K. Koerner † (eds.), pp. 459–479 | Article
Nevin, Bruce E. 2002 ForewordThe Legacy of Zellig Harris: Language and information into the 21st century, Nevin, Bruce E. (ed.), pp. ix–34 | Foreword
Zellig S. Harris (1909–1992) is a familiar icon of American structuralism. According to received views of the history of linguistics in the 20th century, he is an exemplar of ‘taxonomic linguistics’ seeking practical discovery procedures whereby one could mechanically derive a grammar from… read more