Toward a History of American Linguistics

Abstract

This book offers a comprehensive account of essential periods and areas of research in the history of American Linguistics and also addresses contemporary debates and issues within linguistics. Topics covered include: - The sources of the 'Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis'; - Leonard Bloomfield and the Cours de linguistique générale; - The 'Chomskyan Revolution' and its Historiography; - The Origins of Morphophonemics in American Linguistics; - William Labov and the Origins of Sociolinguistics in America. Toward a History of American Linguistics will be invaluable reading for academics and advanced students within the fields of linguistics and the history of linguistics.