A Leonard Bloomfield Anthology

A Leonard Bloomfield Anthology

by Leonard Bloomfield (Author), Leonard Bloomfield (Author), Charles F. Hockett (Editor)

Synopsis

In the centenary year of Leonard Bloomfield's birth, this abridgment makes available a representative selection of the writings of this central figure in the history of linguistics.

Hockett has achieved his purpose-to reveal Bloomfield's way of working, the general principles that guided his work, and last, but by no means least, to indicate how Bloomfield's interests and attitudes changed with the passing years. -Harry Hoijer, Language

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Format: Abridged
Pages: 326
Edition: Abridged
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 27 Jul 1987

ISBN 10: 0226060713
ISBN 13: 9780226060712

Author Bio
Leonard Bloomfield (1887-1949) was professor of linguistics at the University of Chicago and Yale University and the author of Language. Charles Hockett is the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Anthropology at Cornell University.