Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume II

<p><em>Landmarks in Linguistic Thought II</em> introduces the major issues and themes that have determined the development of Western thinking about language meaning and communication in the twentieth century.<br>Each chapter contains an extract from a 'landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the ideas in their social and intellectual context. The book is written in an accessible and non-technical manner.<br>The book summarizes the contribution of the key thinkers who have shaped modern linguistics: Austin Chomsky Derrida Firth Goffman Harris Jakobson Labov Orwell Sapir Whorf and Wittgenstein.<br>This second volume follows on from <em>Landmarks in Linguistic Thought I</em> which introduces the key thinkers up to the twentieth century.<br>The series is ideal for anyone with an interest in the history of linguistics or of ideas.</p>